Why Zionism and Judaism are not necessarily the same thing. |
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| By: ubetchaiam Saturday March 10, 2012 4:57 pm | |
Given the media play Bibi got upon his visit to his poodle Obama, here’s a contradictory perspective.
“This is against the will of the Almighty and this is not what it means to be a Jew,” says Jewish religious scholar Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss, a spokesman for “Jews against Zionism”, who believes that Israel as a state is not legitimate. He says that Zionism has created “rivers of blood” and he opposes the occupation of Palestine.”
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Judaism and Zionism is not the same thing.
Even dis Oirish Katerlick knows that.
–Milo Peled, from “The General’s Son”
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/03/exclusive-excerpt-miko-peleds-the-generals-son-journey-of-an-israeli-in-palestine.html
Typo, the name is Miko Peled.
I remember reading that when Noam Chomsky was a boy, his uncle ran a newstand that was an intellectual hotspot in the neighborhood. He became interested in politics and social issues from hanging out and listening to discussions at the newstand, and that many of the participants were, like his uncle, left-wing secular anti-Zionist Jews.
This seems totally sensible to me. It doesn’t take any imagination at all to know that the so-called “Christian” state my Southern Baptist neighbors want would bring a tsunami of inquisition and persecution. Why would a so-called “Jewish” state be any different?
Of course they aren’t the same thing! Many Zionists like to pretend they are so the can use the accusation of antisemitism as a cudgel against anybody who dares to oppose Israeli policy. There is a huge and very important difference between anti Israel and antisemitic. I can deplore US policy and still have love and respect for many American citizens.
Well put, Margaret.
You’ve nailed it as usual.