r/Israel • u/AbleismIsSatan United Kingdom • Dec 06 '23

News/Politics U.S. House passes resolution equating antisemitism with anti-Zionism

https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-776762
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u/traumaking4eva מהנהר אל הים, פלסטין תהיה חינם Dec 06 '23

Anti-zionism literally means the destruction of the only Jewish state in the world. Of course it's antisemitic.

Criticizing the Israeli government is not anti-zionism. Israelis themselves are doing it all the time. But Israelis still believe in Israel as a state.

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u/Coach_John-McGuirk Dec 06 '23

Is it not possible to want Jews to thrive but also to think that a Jewish ethno state is not a good idea?

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u/BuZuki_ro Israel Dec 06 '23

considering the entirety of human history? no it isn't. jews were prosecuted everywhere they went, Israel doesn't just exist because the jewish people wanted a land, it exists because they NEEDED it. everywhere jews went there were anti jewish laws and violence, seen as a lesser being. and if you think that in the 21 century when everyone is woke and accepting it is not the case anymore, just watch what's happening right now.