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Zionism is the idea that Jews should have a homeland in what is (now) Israel. It is not exclusionary - there are non-Jewish (including Muslim) citizens in Israe
by adambatkin 5y ago
Zionism is the idea that Jews should have a homeland in what is (now) Israel. It is not exclusionary - there are non-Jewish (including Muslim) citizens in Israel, and they have full rights (far more than they would have in most of the neighboring Arab countries, and yes there is sometimes racism - just like everywhere else in the world, though that is no excuse - but the that has nothing to do with Zionism).
You can choose not to support Zionism. But if you actively believe "Jews should not have a homeland" that is anti-semetic.
- jjgreen 5y agoAnti-Zionism is, by your own definition, opposition to the idea that Jews should have a homeland in what is (now) Israel. I don't see any proponents of "Jews should not have a homeland [at all]" here. Perhaps they could have New York, or Florida.
- joelbluminator 5y agoIt's hard to separate between Zionism and Judaism in this case, because Israel IS jewish in the sense that it is populated by Jews. So aborting Israel has real immediate consequences (quite likely bad) for 7 million Jews living there. It's very unlikely they will just all get an American citizenship or build a homeland in Florida, I've never heard of such a plan by anti zionists. I know you were kidding but it's worth noting the anti zionist plan is to just abort Israel, that's pretty much it. There is some nice talk about creating one democracy for everyone living there after around 7 million Palestinian will return but there is absolutely no real plan on how to sustain such a state or create a safe environment for jews to live in under those conditions. Let alone what bodies like Hamas have in mind for the future of that area...democracy is not part of the plan. So yes being anti Zionist is being anti Jewish to the Jews living in Israel.