In defense of a just society: buber contra gandhi on jewish migration to palestine

HIGHLIGHTS

SUMMARY

    To the great disappointment of the Jewish community, Gandhi proved quite unsympathetic to the Zionist cause, arguing that Palestine was the home of the Arabs and that the Jews should learn to live by their rule and custom, and further, that the Jews of Nazi Germany should not flee to Palestine, but rather should stay and practice non-violent resistance against Nazi persecution. The respected religious philosopher Martin Buber, not yet a year in Palestine since emigrating from Germany, felt that Gandhi demonstrated a profound ignorance of not only Jewish history but also the . . .

     

    Logo ScioWire Beta black

    If you want to have access to all the content you need to log in!

    Thanks :)

    If you don't have an account, you can create one here.

     

Scroll to Top

Add A Knowledge Base Question !

+ = Verify Human or Spambot ?