No wonder many people are quick to label anyone "anti semitic" if they criticise a Zionist, when they don't know that Zionists have no affiliation with the Jews or Judaism.

Refreshing slant on the whole problem.
I can't help but wonder what kind of onslaught you are in for now. I have recently come to the conclusion as well that there should be no Israel, but not quite for the same reason as the Jews in this article.

I just don't believe there should be a country anywhere based on a religious sect. Governments should be secular and the people free to practice whatever religion they wish, or non at all.

For those about to ask, "but what about ..." , no, I don't agree with "Islamic republic of .... whatever" either; or "Christian" anything, for that matter . Politics and religion are dangerous enough on their own; let alone entwined.

Massive respect for these guys to fight the flow in their religion and speak out. It'd be nice to see more religious people speaking out against extremists like this.

What trash, calling it a state is not anti-semitic whatsoever.

If anything, it's a neutral name; maybe if they change the part of the scripture where they are promised the land.

Originally posted by ExistentialNightmare
What trash, calling it a state is not anti-semitic whatsoever.

If anything, it's a neutral name; maybe if they change the part of the scripture where they are promised the land.

They were not questioning it being called a "state", they were questioning the term "Jewish State"..

What should you call it? When Israel became a self declared state in 1948, the 'government' were a group of secular labour zionists, people who believed Israel had an historic connection to the land. They certainly had no desire to create a theocratic state. Regardless of whether or not they 'believed in the bible', there was sufficient archaeological evidence to prove they had once existed and 'occupied' the land as a race. Sorry if you don't like that. If it makes any difference, their existence was rejected then and is rejected now by arab nations, and you can't put their presence their now entirely down to US intervention/finanical aid. The Russians were hugely impressed by the idea of Kibbutz/collective farms, thinking it a great example of socialism, and gave them their seal of approval (for a while).
If you think the people protesting the existence of Israel as a nation are any less racist, you are sadly mistaken. Neuri Karte are strict adherents to the Torah. They believe Israel as a nation should only exist when G-D puts them back in the land. They believe it is a 'satanic, mammonistic/human created state'.
How do you think Israel would look now if these guys were running it? Do you think there would be gay pride parades? Do you think there would be palestinians/arabs dwelling there? Do you think there would be freedom of speech?
Their only claim to the land is based on the biblical promise of G-D to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that He would give them the land as part of an eternal covenant. They want the kind of theocracy you see in Iran.
How is that any better?