The Holocaust had little to do with Zionism. The last big push for Zionism occurred well before that. The Balfour declaration was well before that.
The majority of the Jews living in Israel come from Arab lands, not European ones.
I have yet to see anyone say we shouldn't discuss Israel because of the Holocaust. If anything it's you who is c attempting to shut down discussion by accusing people of exploting the Holocaust.
Your analogy about north America is also wrong. It's not like comparing an established colonial power grabbing more resources. It's a diaspora attempting to return back to a land of their heritage.
Yes the desire to do so will fluctuate through time, but that doesn't mean it's a new invention. And yes it is tribalism. But so is the establishment of a Palestinian state. You're essentially setting this John Lennon-esque ideal, that Israelis and Jews should have to live among the people of the world without borders, and then accusing them of racism and apartheid when they chose the more practical reality of their own nation state, which is what everyone else is doing.
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