On Hard truths – DW:

‘Omri Boehm is a former employee of Israel's Shin Bet secret service. He is also a staunch human rights defender who dreams of a state that upholds equal rights for both Jews and Arabs.
The philosopher's concept of "humanistic universalism," as articulated in his 2022 book, "Radical Universalism. Beyond Identity," has earned Boehm the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding.
Endowed with €20,000 ($21,785), the prize was awarded to the philosopher during the opening of the Leipzig Book Fair, on March 20, 2024.
The jury honored Boehm for his "obligation to recognize the equality of all human beings, against any relativization."
In "Radical Universalism. Beyond identity," the author "resolutely opposes the ideological hardening of the present," said the jury.’

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‘Omri Boehm is uncompromising when defending his ideas.
In his 2020 pamphlet "Israel. A Utopia," he describes Zionism as incompatible with humanist values and argues for a rethinking of Israeli statehood.
As also articulated in his 2021 book, "Haifa Republic: A Democratic Future," Boehm does not advocate for a separate Palestinian state. His "utopia" is an Israeli-Palestinian federation — one country for both peoples.
Even after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the subsequent outbreak of war, Boehm reaffirmed his position in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine.
"We are dealing with an intolerable situation where the impossible is necessary," he said. "We must find proposals for a political solution in the future. The only alternative to unlimited war is the compromise of a federation."

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Perhaps the federal state is possible, perhaps political and other sorts of Messianism can be defeated. But radical universalism appears to be difficult for most humans.

Proudhon, a French philosopher and the father of anarchism stated: ‘Qui dit humanité veut tromper.’

I guess, we should accept that universalism and deceit are inextricably linked.

The more or less benign deceiver, that is the most reasonable alternative to the political Messiah.