{"id":235165,"date":"2021-05-30T19:36:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T19:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=235165"},"modified":"2021-06-01T06:24:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:24:32","slug":"lost-in-hebrew-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=235165","title":{"rendered":"Lost in (Hebrew) Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gilad Atzmon \u2013 gilad.co.uk May 30, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Those who follow my work are probably familiar with the idea that there is no modern Hebrew word for peace (meaning harmony and reconciliation). The Hebrew Word Shalom (\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd)<\/em> is interpreted in modern Hebrew as \u2018security for the Jews.\u2019 In Israel the reference to \u2018shalom negotiation\u2019 is construed as a premeditated set of conditions that guarantees \u2018security\u2019 for Jewish Israelis by means of: secure borders, disarmament of the Arabs, an American commitment to supplying arms to Israel,\u00a0economic expansion and so on.<\/p>\n

It would be unreasonable to expect a culture that lacks a lucid notion of peace and reconciliation to lead the region towards harmony and human brotherhood. The truth of the matter is that even in the delusional heydays of the Oslo Accord, when some were foolish enough to believe that peace was about to prevail, the so-called peace enthusiasts amongst the Israeli decision makers (Shimon Peres & co) advocated the phantasy of a \u201cNew Middle East,\u2019 a vision of a regional new order: an economic cooperation with the Jewish State at its very centre. The \u2018dream\u2019 of a \u2018new Middle East\u2019 entailed a coalition of so called\u00a0\u2018democratic states\u2019 defying \u2018Khomeinism\u2019 by means of Western orientation and hard capitalism. Though the\u00a0globalist agenda was\u00a0clear to Shimon Peres, the one ingredient he managed to\u00a0skip was the Palestinians and their prospects of returning to their land, orchards, fields, villages and cities.<\/p>\n

Shalom in its contemporary Hebrew meaning<\/em>, is a judeo-centric concept that is blind to otherness.<\/p>\n

The recent conflict in occupied Palestine (especially the clashes in Israeli\/Palestinian mixed cities) brings to light another crucial concept that has been lost in translation into modern Hebrew.<\/p>\n

Often enough we hear from Israelis officials and Hasbara spokespersons about \u2018Israeli\/Arab coexistence.\u2019 Yet, bizarrely enough, there is no Hebrew word for coexistence. While the English concept of coexistence refers to an harmonious and peaceful existence of two entities or more, the Hebrew word for coexistence is du ki-yum (\u05d3\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd )<\/em>. Du ki-yum <\/em>literally translates as twofold \u2013 existence, it refers to two entities that live side by side. Du ki-yum<\/em> sustains the differentiation and particularity of its elements. In du ki-yum<\/em> the elements stay apart, separated or even segregated. The notion of du ki-yum <\/em>practically\u00a0sustains the binary distinction between the \u2018Jew\u2019 and the \u2018Goy.\u2019 While coexistence is a synonym for harmony, togetherness and assimilation, du ki-yum<\/em>, defies the possibility of human brotherhood. It points at success in \u2018conflict management,\u2019 presenting a prospect of living \u2018alongside\u2019 rather than \u2018together\u2019.<\/p>\n

I guess that at this point no one will be surprised to find out that there is no word in Hebrew for harmony either. The first Israelis,\u00a0who worked day and night to revive their biblical language and rename every possible Latin and Greek\u00a0concept, didn\u2019t bother to find a Hebrew word for harmony. When Israelis refer to harmony they deploy the Latin word harmonia (<\/em>\u05d4\u05e8\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When we attempt to delve into the prospect of peace in the region, we may have to accept that a culture lacking notions of peace, harmony and coexistence may not be able to lead the region towards harmonious and\u00a0peaceful coexistence. If peace ever prevails between the river and the sea, it is because\u00a0Israel has surrendered to accepting its meaning.<\/p>\n

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