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The debate on Zionism often takes a polemical turn; the ideology on which the state of Israel is based does not always facilitate sober discussion. This makes it all the more encouraging to see Micha Brumlik venturing a critique of Zionism that eschews cheap polemics.
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In his his "Kritik des Zionismus" (Critique of Zionism), Micha Brumlik begins with the current debate within the Jewish community on the legitimacy of the state of Israel. Brumlik's essay is the first systematic German-Jewish reply to the isolated and highly publicized critiques of Israel voiced by American, British and French Jews over the past two years.

Though the author does not mince words when discussing Israel's settlement policies or human rights abuses, he clearly distances himself from the rejection of Israel by prominent intellectuals such as Tony Judt and Alfred Grosser.
Brumlik also takes a clear position against "Schalom 5767", a "Berliner Declaration" signed by seventy people identifying themselves as Jews