what would albert einstein say if he was here today

reference from letters of note.

“on april 9th, 1948, a month before israel declared independence, just over one hundred residents of deir yassin were massacred by members of two militant zionist groups – lehi and irgun – as part of an effort to cleanse the area of its arab population. the next day, albert einstein wrote the following passionate letter” pictured above:

“…i’m not willing to see anybody associated with those misled and criminal people” letter from einstein to american friends of the fighters for the freedom of israel. reference from letters of note.

albert einstein was german of jewish decent and staunchly opposed to the policies of the nazi government. he renounced his german citizenship and permanently relocated to the united states, becoming an american citizen in 1940. though he held a generally positive view of his newly adopted country’s culture and values, he frequently objected to the systematic mistreatment of black people.

albert einstein had a complex relationship with israel and zionism. while he believed in the early stages of socialist zionism he rejected the establishments of jewish state in palestine and exclusion of its arab residents.

in 1952 einstein was offered the presidency of israel but declined. einstein supported the idea of a jewish homeland where jews could live in peace, and a way to resettle jews from the mistreatment of europeans, in the middle east. but einstein opposed the creation of “a jewish state” flagging concerns with its arab residents. he was opposed to the idea of a jewish state “with borders, an army, and a measure of temporal power”. he was against nationalism, and felt that the creation of “a jewish state” went against his values.

he testified before the “anglo-american inquiry commission on palestine” and he supported a bi-national status in palestine with free immigration. einstein condemned the massacre at deir yassin and called, the zionist leader and founder of likud party, menachim begin (who later became the 6th prime minister of israel serving form 1977-1983) a fascist. in large einstein favoured the principles of socialism, asserting that it was an ideological system that fixed what he perceived as the inherent societal shortcomings of capitalism.” lot to digest more sources to read. by xy