Zionism: If I ever had a doubt, I would need to thank Peter Beinart for dispelling it. In truth, his most recent messy little two-step wherein he first deigned to address Israelis and then quickly retreated into proffering an apology for merely speaking to the wrong side was, without a doubt, the most heuristically helpful thing the man has ever done. That apology consisted of three parts: first, Beinart stated that his only intent was to attempt convince the Israelis that they were genocidal murderers. (And of course for that he didn’t even need to be paid). Second, came his confession. He had allowed that noble intent to interfere with his more basic commitment: solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians. And finally, his heartfelt admittance that he had indeed sinned, a tragic failure of judgement for which he was terribly and unconditionally sorry.

Yet this was not just another pro-forma public relations move aimed at salvaging bookings, like something required from a random B-lister caught on a hot-mic being racist. No. This was a window into the BDS/anti-Zionist ecosystem revealing something of........

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