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Originally Posted by Nage Waza
I am not sure you know what zionism is. The word has been hijacked by antisemites and flipped over into some hateful term.
Why don't you help us understand what you believe the word to mean.
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It's the idea that the Jewish people are a distinct ethnic group that are direct descendants of the biblical Jews. It was/is a national revival movement that was a reaction to 19th century European antisemitism. It sought to create a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine. After israel was established, it sought to maintain israel as the Jewish state.
It is also a form of ethno-nationalism that isn't really how we view nation states anymore.
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Originally Posted by Fl4me5
Am I understanding correctly? Nothing controversial about not believing a group of people have a right to live in their own country?
Would you feel the same if Israel ended up being established in Madagascar, Guyana, or New York? You know, the other locations that were considered?
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No I don't believe an ethnostate should have been established anywhere else either.