Why I'm a Zionist but on the fence on Greater Israel

On the 7th of October 2023 a grotesque Islamic terror attack took place across various sites in Israel. More than 1200 died, countless injured and hundreds of Israelis taken as hostage. What followed, was a war that Israel declared on the terror group responsible for the attack, Hamas. The war and the consequences of it have been brutal - not only for the Israelis but also the Palestinians where the latter are currently facing displacement, deaths in the tens and thousands along with a humanitarian crisis.

While I am writing this post, it is being reported that the remaining living hostages taken by Hamas have been released. There will be a search for the dead Israeli hostages among the rubble and tunnels in Gaza (and maybe West Bank). A fragile ceasefire is currently in place even though the US President Trump has declared the war to be over. 

While we should rejoice that there is some sort of cease in hostilities, a lot of work is left to do. Apart from the reconstruction of Gaza, rehabilitation of people from both sides that have survived the ordeal will remain a mammoth task to complete also. However, one critical aspect that must not be forgotten is Israel and her security and existence as a nation. I am in no way advocating for ignoring the plight of Palestinians but in order to establish lasting peace, we need to put certain things into context.

Seeing the Arab-Semite, Israeli-Palestinian, or whatever hyphenation you please, without the lens of religion will make things pointless. This conflict, no matter how you twist and turn, is partly an ethnic conflict but without doubt, primarily religious in nature. 

This blog post will not be deep diving into this conflict but rather aims to give some context and food for thought - especially when it comes to the schisms between Judaism and Muslims. Remember, even the main (human) protagonist of Islam, prophet Mohammed, said, in the Quran, that he and all the Arabs are the descendants of Ismael, the son of Abraham who is the main (human) protagonist of Judaism. In my simple mind, the matter should stop there.

Muslims, more specifically Arabs in the context of this conflict, as per their prophet whom they are commanded to love more than their mother, father, spouse, children etc, tell them in their holiest book that they are from Abraham. You share countless of customs and similarities with the Jews, but yet, Zionism, Zionist media etc is the threat to all of mankind and main blocker of peace in the Middle East? Every university in the developed world are occupied by individuals glorying and romanticising the Intifada, stone pelting, terror attacks and have made Zionism into a front to hate Jews. Sure, don't get me wrong, in the process of maintaining the Zionist state, Israel's actions can be criticised for many things. However, we should be careful in allowing people questioning the existence of a Jewish homeland getting off the hook without a debate.

Today, there are 22 Arab League of Nations occupying 13 million km2 of land mainly across North Africa, Arab peninsula and the Levant. These 22 states are included in the 57 Organisation of Islamic Nations (OIC). The OIC covers a total of around 32 million km2 of the planet. Israel is around 20,500 km2 - this number excludes the Golan Heights, Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem. Let this sink in a bit. Is the Zionist state really the issue or are we dealing with a stingy Arab Muslim?

Arabs and Muslims are killing each other in Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq etc etc. Let us not talk about Islamic terror and its victims. We can surely blame the gringo (white man) for many things across the world but that would not complete the full picture given the history of Islam. While it has became fashionable to blame "Zionist Jews" for all the world's ills, do we ever hear about Black Sunni Muslims killing each other in Sudan and the subsequent plight of Sudan's 30 million people facing essentially the same humanitarian crisis as Gaza. Or are they too black and their beards and eyebrows not groomed well enough for the camera as the Arab Muslims in the Levant? Same, are the voices of black Christian women in Nigeria, constantly violated and abducted by Islamic terror groups roaming freely in Sub-Saharan Africa not worth some screen time either?

We need to grow up and get real. I am neither Arab nor Semite. I am not Muslim or Jew (or Christian) and do not trace my lineage back to Abraham. I also refuse to live under the paradigm of these religions and constantly having to look over my shoulder for my survival because a bomb might explode anywhere over a land dispute in the Middle East or because I didn't convert to your way of life. However, a Zionist state known as Israel is nevertheless fair. I mean if Muslims owe their heritage and lineage from the greatest Jew that ever lived, Abraham, then what is wrong with honouring him with allowing the Jews to live in peace and freedom in Israel? Now, for Greater Israel, where are the Armenians, Mandaeans, Assyrians, Yazidis etc. Their voices need to be heard too.

Trying to Capture India is a Sick, Perverted and Old Game

Invasions, violence and the blood that flows as a result has characterised human life since its inception. It's nothing new, nothing to sulk about. Only thing you can do is be aware, prepared and resist. However, with modernity, passage of time, the invasions have taken different shape. While brute force and deadly violence still exists across the planet, the invasion of your mind is the new game. India has seen it all and as of today, is experiencing this invasion manifested in several different forms. 

If we quickly visit back to the time of Alexander 2500 years ago when he invaded India yet failed with the conquest. Following this invasion, the Maurya Empire rose. The Mauryans consolidated other states across the Indian subcontinent and pushed India's borders deep inside of what is today known as Afghanistan. While there were fault lines in Indian society even then, India enjoyed relative peace for nearly 1500 years. This was when the Arabs invaded Sindh around 712 AD.

Before the Arabs, Indian society for then, was considerably liberal. The Kama Sutra being an example of this - a book written some 200 years before the birth of the Islamic prophet Mohammed. However, while Arabs were hounded out 40-50 years after their invasion, their newly invented religion and philosophy stayed and was adopted by Turkic and Afghan illiterates who systematically started the invasion - both territorial and cultural - of India. More on Islamic invasions throughout Indian history needs no further mention on this post. 

While Dharmic society resisted a very powerful, organised force and eventually gained control of much of the subcontinent, European powers with superior technology, started capitalising on fault lines that evolved over the years in India. Again, European colonialism throughout Indian history needs no further mention on this post either.

It is now 2025 and India is facing the same threats but manifested in different forms. The first thing we need to do is remember that capturing India is and will remain a sick, perverted game. The desire to capture Bharat is old and has both racial, religious, financial and cultural motives. The world looks like it does today much because of this fetish. Even the Spanish were looking for us but ended up taking another route. Several civilizations, cultures and nations owe their wealth, historical "achievements" and origins to India.

I am not writing this post for us to sulk, remain bitter or prepare for vengeance. Rather, I want us to first, take a deep breath, exhale and smile.  There has never been a time to prepare ourselves in all aspects because this sick game is not going to stop but get more sophisticated.

As civilians, get in shape, learn your mother tougue, history and whatever job you do, make sure you do it to the best of your ability - honestly and diligently for the welfare of all. Keep your streets as clean as your temples and Gurudwaras. If you are a man, respect women, if you are a woman, get assault rifle training.

The time is not to isolate yourself but rather the opposite. Remind the planet why they wanted to invade and colonialize India in the first place. Get rich, get strong, help the poor get to that next level where dignity, liberty resides. Keep our streets and roads clean. 

Finally, remember that not all human beings and cultures want our blood or manipulate our thoughts and culture. There are friendly people who want to embrace us and learn from us. We should also look to learn about their customs and traditions and not be afraid of embracing them either. We can still learn so many things from all over the planet. There is room for peace and harmony in this world. But there will always be some forces that have it programmed inside of them to continue this invasion and destruction of India. For them, there should be no doubts on what is needed to be done.

लोक समस्ता सुखिनो भवन्तु
May all beings everywhere be happy and free

India right in rattling the WTO

Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) were left shell-shocked with India's refusal to sign the trade facilitation agreement (TFA). Prime Minister Modi cited poverty for being the prime reason for refusing to submit autonomy when it come stocking a certain amount of food stock piles. Many members, including Norway, Australia and the USA, demanded that negotiations continue without India. The arguments for the ratification of the TFA were that it would add around $1 trillion to the world economy which would in turn create approximately 21 million jobs globally.

This is where I feel Modi's decision becomes even more impressive. Most average politicians, after hearing the words 'increased jobs', would go on and sign any document - often with short-term electoral gains in their mind. However, Modi should be given credit for not succumbing to this. Poverty and food security for not only India's poors, but the world's poor were taken into consideration when India refused to ratify the TFA. The $1 trillion and 21 million jobs figure that is being clogged down politicians throats, does anyone really now who will be the beneficiaries?

Don't get me wrong, I am not against private enterprise, ownership, trade or business. Although, I am a bit doubtful that the majority of the 21 million jobs that are supposedly going to be created with this deal will get to 'eat' the majority of the $1 trillion cake. The forces, I believe, that are working the diplomats in the WTO to push this deal are the same forces that aim to gain access to a larger supply of food grains which will in turn make it cheaper for them to produce your generic, chemically intoxicated sugar-coated cereals and chocolate bars. I have great regard for politicians who don't succumb to the standard 'jobs' and 'economy' trap. Modi, despite his business and tech savvy image, seems to have good intentions and aims to produce legislations that are sustainable and long-term in nature that will benefit the marginalised, and not merely to create hollow temporary jobs.

Even though India has not fully pulled of the TFA negotiations, we can now with certainty say that the next round of discussion, unless other members move on without India, will have the interests of the poor around the world in mind. Even though the middle-class might face slightly more expensive food prices in the future, India, if negotiations go their way, should be able to have increased autonomy when it comes to food grains supply which will ensure or at least help achieving food security for our poor. Developing countries must recognise the bold step that Prime Minister Modi has taken and rally behind him. In turn, developed nations must emphasise and realise that developing countries which have large poor populations, need certain breathing space when it comes to securing food supply. Lastly, to all member states that plan to move ahead without India, all I can say is that it is futile to view India merely as a single member state. It is after all the home of one sixth of the human race.

Media missed the point with Modi's SAARC invite

Past few days, media have been fixated with whether Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the swearing in of Prime Minister designate Sh. Narendra Modi or not. There are two important issues that need to be cleared up here:

1) It doesn't matter whether Prime Minister Sharif attends or not - even though it has been hilarious to witness Sh. Modi putting him into a pickle with just an invite.

2) Media has missed a golden opportunity to educate the general public about the significance of SAARC, which stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

The media must consider reviewing its coverage regarding the invite. Their focus on Pakistan's attendance, in my opinion, has stained their credibility and made news coverage seem like recordings of the gossip that takes place in a 'kitty party'. Who is coming? Why won't they come? Will they send someone in their place?

The invite from Modi, generally speaking of course, was a prudent move. Given that BJP's election campaign was chiefly run on development and economic growth, it signals out to the world that South Asia is no longer willing accept poverty, corruption, terrorism and filth - or at least that's what the media could have suggested. If only they had the will to research the principles of SAARC, the potential partnerships, common visions and goals and areas where India could establish its influence and project soft power. Instead, it focused on who is attending or not.

This election was perhaps the most covered Indian election around the world. Even here in Gothenburg, Sweden from where I am currently writing this blog post, the elections were mentioned several times in our local newspapers. In other words, the swearing in ceremony is something that will be followed from all over the planet. Our intellectuals and new editors should have projected this as a potential event for South Asia, headed by India, to fulfil its potential and present itself to the world that we are ready to enter into a new age of development, prosperity and peace.

No Saraswati, No Ram Rajya

Whenever you ask Indians, either at home or abroad, about what is wrong with India the answer is most certainly always similar. Roads, telecommunications, sanitation, railways, ports, airports, power, water distribution etc. are often summarized in this cliché and somewhat boring answer: Infrastructure. Unfortunately, I wish it were that easy that we could just hire a bunch of Japanese and European infrastructure corporations to pave our way out of lethargy but given the standards of our political leaders (from all parties), this will inevitably end up in a major scam. So, the question now is if infrastructure isn’t the main problem, what is? Simple – illiteracy of the masses.

I believe illiteracy or basically lack of education of the masses is the root cause for nearly all that is wrong in India today. Wherever there is illiteracy, the public automatically and ruthlessly become isolated from mainstream. They can’t read simple contracts, newspapers, political manifestos, laws, rules or instructions which can potentially enable them to improve their health, finances, and working conditions. Thus, they become a burden to their loved ones, neighbourhood, state and subsequently the nation.

Now, when you find yourself in this position as described above, it is of the highest probability that you will end up in poverty. Hungry, homeless and hampered with debt you become an easy target for cunning and sly scavengers trying to fool you for another rupee here or there. However, just as you think you can’t handle it anymore, you consider playing karma roulette by committing suicide and hoping for improved conditions in the next life. Fortunately, you change your mind when you hear the news of an election surfacing in the coming weeks.

In this election, there will be an illusion of choice of many candidates promising you to lift you out of poverty. However, wherever there is illiteracy and poverty, there are also scavengers waiting to prey – either on your money or for your vote. Therefore, simply due to the lust for your vote, this specific politician has emerged to utilize the vacuum decided the best way to campaign is by enticement and due to the fact you are illiterate and poor, you obviously don’t want to hear grand visions for the nation such as development, infrastructure, electricity, universal education etc. The fact is that the ‘nation’ is a distant concept for the poor. Thus, what ends up happening is the candidate that offers grander, noble and more universal visions gets engulfed by the candidate that promises free TVs, food, electricity, water and of course the ‘upliftment’ of your caste. Free is the key word for you and immediate material gain sounds alluring and tempting considering your state because you simply can’t comprehend how roads will benefit you and your family.

Sadly, the politician which enticed with free gifts won the election and has become the Chief Minister. However, he manages to fulfil his promises of temporary supplying free food and coloured TVs clearing him to win the election in 5 years again because ‘free electricity takes time’ and he ‘needs your support next election’ to accomplish the goal. As a result of this, you, poor and uneducated yet happy with your TV and (temporary) supply of free food, put this sleazy politician in the highest of pedestal chanting how he is the defender of your caste and saviour of the poor.

When this sleazy politician is in power, this is when we have corruption which manifests itself in a more political correct term: ‘poor governance’. In this inferior governance, we have poor roads, buildings, crime, “gunda raj”, criminal and political nexuses, immoral police, bureaucracy, economic stagnation etc. Thus, this is the stage where you can use the cliché: no infrastructure.

For that reason, I hope this article has shed some light on the importance of an educated India. We need to set higher standards on our leaders, remove gender discrimination, abolish caste in the psyche of our brethren, decrease child mortality, improve family planning etc. Our politicians are fighting for reservations for specific communities but have any one of these politicians supporting reservations ever suggested in simply building more schools so that all children can start on the same level? They claim caste discrimination is illegal in India, yet for your votes they won’t hesitate to remind you that you are a “Dalit”, “ST” or “OBC".


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