Are you a contrarian by profession? How can you correctly maintain that that Zionism has hijacked Judaism, but deny that this constitutes a stain on the religion? You're just mincing words. Are you deaf to the numerous Hasidic rabbis who've characterized it as "antithetical" to Judaism? To me, that's a statement about the ethical system of each -- Since American Jews are taught early to embrace Israeli Zionism as a necessary consequence of the holocaust (I'm paraphrasing Russell Dobular), clearly this instantly stains their perception of their religion. Sure the Torah, the holy books, but also, necessarily, Israel and Zionism.
Not all jews are taught to embrace colonialism/zionism. But far too many of them are. And what’s more is that both in the USA and Israel for several decades now the highest birth rates in the jewish population are from those who belong to the extremist sects that are rabidly racist and avid supporters, and practitioners (as in settlement of occupied land) of zionism.
So there is a demographic issue driving this. But it would be wrong to say ALL jews are raised this way.
Biggest problem we have at the moment is the powerful people in the world who go out to partner with the zionist extremists and then claim that this is the view of all jews. It is not.
Are you a contrarian by profession? How can you correctly maintain that that Zionism has hijacked Judaism, but deny that this constitutes a stain on the religion? You're just mincing words. Are you deaf to the numerous Hasidic rabbis who've characterized it as "antithetical" to Judaism? To me, that's a statement about the ethical system of each -- Since American Jews are taught early to embrace Israeli Zionism as a necessary consequence of the holocaust (I'm paraphrasing Russell Dobular), clearly this instantly stains their perception of their religion. Sure the Torah, the holy books, but also, necessarily, Israel and Zionism.
Not all jews are taught to embrace colonialism/zionism. But far too many of them are. And what’s more is that both in the USA and Israel for several decades now the highest birth rates in the jewish population are from those who belong to the extremist sects that are rabidly racist and avid supporters, and practitioners (as in settlement of occupied land) of zionism.
So there is a demographic issue driving this. But it would be wrong to say ALL jews are raised this way.
Biggest problem we have at the moment is the powerful people in the world who go out to partner with the zionist extremists and then claim that this is the view of all jews. It is not.
According to Alison Weir, nearly 75% of Amerikkkan Jews support what IsraHell is doing.
Kind of says it all, doesn’t it Che?
Washing can't purify Zionism, but either fire or a BDS movement like the one that ended apartheid in South Africa can end it.
Come to think about it, Zionism can never be purified, only destroyed.