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ZIONISM: an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel
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"We Will Always Reject The Notion That Zionism Is Racism"
Zionism (Hebrew: ציונות, Tsiyonut) is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel.[1] Zionism supports Jews upholding their Jewish identity and opposes the the assimilation of Jews into other societies and has advocated the return of Jews to Israel as a means for Jews to be liberated from anti-Semitic discrimination, exclusion, and persecution that has occurred in other societies.[1] Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state and address threats to its continued existence and security
Immediately after his speech at the AIPAC conference, Obama met for 35 minutes in a side room with President Shimon Peres. The two discussed both Iran and the Palestinians. After the meeting, Peres spoke by phone with Netanyahu and updated him on the meeting with Obama.
"It was an excellent meeting with President Obama," Peres said. "He reinforced the things he said in his speech and went into more details. I left with the feeling that he is determined to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and he is very serious. Obama told me that Israel's security is an American national security interest. I didn’t find him to even stutter. He is sharply clear and is not playing politics. I am sure that [Netanyahu] will be received very warmly in the White House tomorrow." www.haaretz.com...
Originally posted by Rockpuck
reply to post by RealSpoke
What moronic stupidity is this?
Definition of ZIONISM
: an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel
Race: noun
Each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics.
Zionism (Hebrew: ציונות, Tsiyonut) is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel.[1] Zionism supports Jews upholding their Jewish identity and opposes the the assimilation of Jews into other societies and has advocated the return of Jews to Israel as a means for Jews to be liberated from anti-Semitic discrimination, exclusion, and persecution that has occurred in other societies.[1] Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state and address threats to its continued existence and security. In a less common usage, the term may also refer to non-political, cultural Zionism, founded and represented most prominently by Ahad Ha'am; and political support for the State of Israel by non-Jews, as in Christian Zionism.
I guess you don't know what Zionism is? It is defined as nationalism, because it is. Deny ignorance..... Talk about moronic stupidity..
Zionism is racism because it is a form of Jewish nationalism. Any other group of people that are nationalists get categorized as racist.
And I mentioned Mormons in my first post for a comparison example to Zionism, not a race.
Nationalism doesn't have to be a race. It is any group of people.
Originally posted by RealSpoke
Zionism is racism because it is a form of Jewish nationalism. Any other group of people that are nationalists get categorized as racist.
If someone was advocating a state filled with only white people everyone would go nuts and cry racist, except for Zionists that get a special pass for some reason.
The whole concept of Zionism is ridiculous. Could you imagine if Mormons said they wanted to claim Utah as a Mormon only homeland because that's where they've been historically. That their religious book told them that they should have the state (hypothetically speaking). And that the land that you live on currently is no longer yours. Everyone would roll their eyes and tell them to get real.
edit on 4-3-2012 by RealSpoke because: (no reason given)
Race is a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by heritable phenotypic characteristics, geographic ancestry, physical appearance, and ethnicity.
An ethnic group (or ethnicity) is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture (often including a shared religion) and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy
Another definition is "...a highly biologically self-perpetuating group sharing an interest in a homeland connected with a specific geographical area, a common language and traditions, including food preferences, and a common religious faith".[4] The concept of ethnicity differs from the closely related term race in that "race" refers to grouping based mostly upon criteria that in the past have been presumed to be biological, while "ethnicity" also encompasses additional cultural factors.