> Simply put, Israel exists as it does today because of the repeated choices made by societies to reject their Jews. Had these societies made different choices, Jews would still live in them, and Israel likely would not exist—certainly not in its present form. Instead, Israel is a garrison state composed precisely of those Jews with the most reason to distrust the outside world and its appeals to international ideals, knowing that these did precisely nothing to help them when they needed it most. In this manner, decade after decade, anti-Semitism has created more Zionism. Put another way, the unwitting agents of Zionism throughout history have been those unwilling to tolerate Jews in their own countries.
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> Given this dynamic, a rational anti-Zionist movement would devote itself to making Jews feel welcome in every facet of life outside of Israel, ruthlessly rooting out any inkling of anti-Semitism in order to convince Jews that they have nothing to fear and certainly no need for a separate state. Such an anti-Zionist movement would overcome Zionism by making it obsolete. But that is not the anti-Zionist movement that currently exists. Instead, Israel’s opposition around the globe—whether groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah or their international apologists and imitators—often seems determined to persuade those Jews who chose differently than Herzl did that he was right all along.
The people who keep telling us to [“Go back to Poland. Go back to Russia. Go back to Ukraine.”](https://archive.is/YaiGO) are the people who made and make those places entirely inhospitable to Jews.
The people who hate the “Zionism” are the ones who make it necessary.
Because it’s not a rational political endeavor. It’s millennia-old hatred dressed up as righteousness.
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Yeah, Zionism sure is doing a great job keeping Jews safe!
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Too many people are too eager to find a favorable look to sectarian violence.
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Sad – Just another way to obfuscate and excuse the very real actions Israel is taking to exterminate Palestinians in Gaza.
Focus hard on the “river to the sea rhetoric” so you can drive the attention to why Israel needs to exist, rather than focus on the actual issue driving the controversy: the bombing of civilians in Gaza.
It’s unfortunate that there is such a persistent campaign by Israel & its backers to prevent a honest conversation on the foreign & domestics policies of Israel. Much rather focus on the need of Israel to exist (notwithstanding most Jews worldwide don’t live in Israel, despite the regime constantly conflating critique of Israel with antisemitism) than confronting unpleasant truths about the actual actions of the state.
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> Simply put, Israel exists as it does today because of the repeated choices made by societies to reject their Jews. Had these societies made different choices, Jews would still live in them, and Israel likely would not exist—certainly not in its present form. Instead, Israel is a garrison state composed precisely of those Jews with the most reason to distrust the outside world and its appeals to international ideals, knowing that these did precisely nothing to help them when they needed it most. In this manner, decade after decade, anti-Semitism has created more Zionism. Put another way, the unwitting agents of Zionism throughout history have been those unwilling to tolerate Jews in their own countries.
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> Given this dynamic, a rational anti-Zionist movement would devote itself to making Jews feel welcome in every facet of life outside of Israel, ruthlessly rooting out any inkling of anti-Semitism in order to convince Jews that they have nothing to fear and certainly no need for a separate state. Such an anti-Zionist movement would overcome Zionism by making it obsolete. But that is not the anti-Zionist movement that currently exists. Instead, Israel’s opposition around the globe—whether groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah or their international apologists and imitators—often seems determined to persuade those Jews who chose differently than Herzl did that he was right all along.
The people who keep telling us to [“Go back to Poland. Go back to Russia. Go back to Ukraine.”](https://archive.is/YaiGO) are the people who made and make those places entirely inhospitable to Jews.
The people who hate the “Zionism” are the ones who make it necessary.
Because it’s not a rational political endeavor. It’s millennia-old hatred dressed up as righteousness.
Yeah, Zionism sure is doing a great job keeping Jews safe!
Too many people are too eager to find a favorable look to sectarian violence.
Sad – Just another way to obfuscate and excuse the very real actions Israel is taking to exterminate Palestinians in Gaza.
Focus hard on the “river to the sea rhetoric” so you can drive the attention to why Israel needs to exist, rather than focus on the actual issue driving the controversy: the bombing of civilians in Gaza.
It’s unfortunate that there is such a persistent campaign by Israel & its backers to prevent a honest conversation on the foreign & domestics policies of Israel. Much rather focus on the need of Israel to exist (notwithstanding most Jews worldwide don’t live in Israel, despite the regime constantly conflating critique of Israel with antisemitism) than confronting unpleasant truths about the actual actions of the state.