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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting thread, OP!! Also really enjoyed the “in theory” Zionist PP comment above.  One thought after reading this entire thing: I (embarrassingly) hadn’t considered that there is a spectrum of what people mean by anti-Zionist. The most extreme (and ok most accurate or literal) definition of antizionism is “destroy Israel.” That has a natural intersection with antisemitism.

That said, I think there are a lot of people struggling with what is happening in Gaza, and dislike the Israeli government, who have adopted the term to mean “the Israeli government is a sh*t show. The entire history of the region is messy and I don’t like it. Ceasefire now. Two state solution sounds great.” You see this play out in the other threads, with many saying that criticizing Israel is not antisemitism, being opposed to colonialism is not antisemitism etc… many using the term aren’t rooting for the destruction of Israel, just like many who cheer for “river to the sea” signs at protests aren’t calling for the destruction of Israel (I’m not trying to get into a debate - I know many are).

Sure, this reflects a lack of understanding of what Zionism actually means. And yes, it’s overly simple and conveniently ignores statements of opinion on how Israel came together as a modern country. Fair. But being opposed to genocide and man made famines is also simple and I think a lot of people just want a shortcut to name that pov. I’ll pick my words more carefully in the future. [/quote]

OP here and I appreciate your thoughtful engagement. [/quote]

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