Karl Popper on Zionism

 

Karl Popper: “Of all the countries benefiting from European civilization, South Africa and Israel have racial laws that distinguish between rights of different groups of citizens. The Jews were against Hitler’s racism, but theirs goes one step further. They determine Jewishness by mother alone. I opposed Zionism initially because I was against any form of nationalism, but I never expected the Zionists to become racists. It makes me feel ashamed in my origin: I feel responsible for the deeds of Israeli nationalists.” -- Malachi Hacohen,

Karl Popper -- The Formative Years, 1902-1945