The political expectation to be Zionist lest your loyalty to the State of Israel be questioned escapes me. Zionist political parties declare it will be a condition required of their coalition partners in the next government.

If an Arab political party in Israel acknowledges the right of Israel to exist, and is committed to shared society, views this land as one that can be shared by two peoples, if their conflicted identity and narrative can generate bridges to peaceful existence with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, you would have to convince me of some other reason for them to be excluded from a government coalition in Israel.

Zionist political parties demanding their coalition partners be Zionist perpetuate a message of supremacy and separation that inhibits shared........

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