Winning the War of Words Quotes

“Rising tides of hatred, intolerance, and brutality are not satisfied once they have rid society of its Jews. Sooner or later, others will follow. Not only does it never end with the Jews. It is never really about the Jews. That is why it never ends with them. Hatred of Jews is about those who hate – not about those who are hated.”
― Einat Wilf, Winning the War of Words: Essays on Zionism and Israel

“Obama said while visiting Yad Vashem, “let it be said for all the world to hear: The state of Israel does not exist because of the Holocaust.”
― Einat Wilf, Winning the War of Words: Essays on Zionism and Israel

“si vis pacem, para bellum, “he who wants peace must prepare for war.”
― Einat Wilf, Winning the War of Words: Essays on Zionism and Israel

“My Arab colleague was brave enough to admit this simple truth that the world has learned over and over again, and yet seems to never internalize: It starts with the Jews. It never ends with the Jews.”
― Einat Wilf, Winning the War of Words: Essays on Zionism and Israel

“can have a state tomorrow if they behave like the Zionist leaders – saying a pragmatic yes to what they can get, even if it is far less than they feel is justly deserved.”
― Einat Wilf, Winning the War of Words: Essays on Zionism and Israel