> Even this does not enable us to disentangle (imagined) self-interest from our topic: the desire to participate in socialist interpersonal relations of equality and community.
Why would we want to "disentangle" material benefit? Material benefit is the whole entire point.
> these communities have been widely admired for performing the important functions of... Jewish self defense...
Going mask-off here. Socialism is when imperialism.
The writer obviously started with the agenda to justify Zionism and capitalism, and the article is a thin argument in favour of his preconceptions.