OK.
Has
@Roy Bloom being instructed also ?
Obviously now you’ve said that John, everyone will behave.
JohnD was obviously being facetious or sarcastic.
The criticism of Israel and its abhorrent practices has often been conflated with antisemitism, by those who want to reduce, deflect or prevent criticism of Israel.
Such people, who describe criticism of Israel as antisemitism, can't differentiate between discrimination of Jews, criticism of Israel and criticism of Zionists.
Many Israelis are not Jews, many Jews are not Israeli, Zionists are a fundamental religious-political party who dominate Israeli government.
Most Jews are not Zionists, many Zionists are not Israeli.
Eight out of ten British Jews identify as Zionist, says new poll
https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/eight...ws-identify-as-zionist-says-new-poll-vu3f391c )
Zionism is an ultra-right wing religious-political racist belief that Jews are the master race.
Long ago the UN declared Zionism to be racist:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, adopted on 10 November 1975, "Determines that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination
which promulgated the principle that "international co-operation and peace require the achievement of national liberation and independence, the elimination of colonialism and neo-colonialism, foreign occupation, zionism, apartheid and racial discrimination in all its forms, as well as the recognition of the dignity of peoples and their right to self-determination",
en.wikipedia.org
Many Jews intentionally conflate anti-zionism with antisemitism in order to prevent criticism of Israel:
Many in the Jewish community say the use of "Zionist" as a term of abuse reflects a rising tide of bigotry and racism directed at Jews.
The Labour peer Lord Levy
told the BBC's Newsnight: "There can be criticism of the state of Israel, but anti-Semitism - using the word 'Zionist' as another form of anti-Semitism - frankly can no longer be tolerated."
The UK Labour Party has been at the centre of a row over anti-Semitism. What does the term actually mean?
www.bbc.com
And of course the Times of Israel echoes that argument, and offers a linguistic grammatical explanation
rolleyes
:
it seems to me that the lack of this distinction enables anti-Semites to use the word Zionism for anti-Semitic propaganda.
Peter Beinart in the Guardian makes a far more eloquent argument than I would, that anti-zionism is not antisemtism:
Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic
The long read: All over the world, it is an alarming time to be Jewish – but conflating anti-Zionism with Jew-hatred is a tragic mistake
www.theguardian.com
The Anne Frank House also gives a reasonable explanation of the differences between antizionism, antisemtism and Israeli.
Nowadays, the word Zionist is often used as a swearword. As a negative label. Many Palestinians and supporters of the Palestinian cause no longer distinguish between the words 'Jew', 'Israeli' and 'Zionist'. That is not correct.
A Zionist is someone who strives for an independent Jewish state. Are all Jews Zionists? Read more about it here.
www.annefrank.org