The Gaza genocide has killed liberal Zionism

The Gaza genocide has killed liberal Zionism Submitted by Ussama Makdisi on Wed, 06/24/2026 - 09:57 As Israel's destruction of Gaza horrifies global public opinion, liberal Zionists are struggling to reconcile professed democratic values with a Jewish supremacist state in Palestine New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Governor Kathy Hochul march in the Israel Day parade in New York City on 31 May 2026 (Janet Mayer/Cover Images via Reuters) On The Gaza genocide has destroyed the remnants of liberal Zionism. The obliteration practised by Israel in Gaza, the anti- Palestinian pogroms in the West Bank , and the war to ethnically cleanse southern Lebanon - all overseen by overtly fanatical Israeli leaders, several of whom have been indicted by the International Criminal Court - have left liberal Zionists with nowhere to hide. For decades, liberal Zionists were the confident public face of Israel in the West.