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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Antisemitism is not just about religious belief.[/quote]

Bingo. Jews are despised for being Jewish, not because they are religious.[/quote]
No. We despise Zionism.[/quote]

Zionism is code for Jews.[/quote]

No, it's not. Zionism is the [i]minority[/i] of American Jews who still support Israel.

Zionism is also Christians who have nothing but violence in their hearts, for the sake of their messianic mythological prophecy. 
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Zionism is still the majority view of most American Jews. I think you're misunderstanding what Zionism is. One can (and many do) support the existence of the State of Israel and the right of its citizens to live in peace without supporting Bibi's administration or the specifics of the way his government is handling the war in Gaza (or settlements in the West Bank). Much like how I can be a patriotic American without supporting Trump or the Republican majority's policies. This really shouldn't be that hard to understand.[/quote]

You're confused. Zionism is not simply that "State of Israel should exist."  In particular, it is that the state of Israel should specifically exist as a Jewish state, creating and maintaining a nation-state built on privileging one ethnic and religious identity above others. Zionism inherently limits religious freedom and equality for all citizens. Non-Jewish populations, particularly Palestinians, are relegated to a second tier of citizenship, facing structural barriers in areas such as land ownership, immigration rights, political representation, and access to resources.

Believing Israel should exist as nation-state with religious, ethnic, and racial freedom, and civil rights promoting equality, is contradictory to Zionism.[/quote]

This doesn't have to be true, though. If Israel ended the occupation tomorrow, it could easily maintain a Jewish democracy with equal rights for all citizens for generations. The demographic problem with Israel as a Jewish state and also a democratic state is the millions of Palestinians living with no rights, not the smaller number of Palestinians who have the right to vote, own land, etc. [/quote]

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