- Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen
- April 3, 2018
- Paper No. 785
The essence of Zionism as a national liberation movement is the Jewish Peopleโs return to history as a sovereign actor โ a nation among the nations. Insofar as the Holocaust is not the justification for its sovereign existence, Israelโs response to the Polish law forbidding Poles from being accused of involvement in Nazi crimes must take into account pragmatic considerations in the changing political arena.