What is Zionism?
“Zionism springs from an even deeper motive than Jewish suffering. It is rooted in a Jewish spiritual tradition whose maintenance and development are for Jews the basis of their continued existence as a community.” - Albert Einstein, Manchester Guardian, 1929
Zionism IS believing in the development and protection of a Jewish nation in its historic homeland of Israel. It is antisemitic to believe that jews are not indigenous to Israel – we have lived there for SO LONG.
Note: Antisemitism refers to the hatred of jews. Many people claim that they “can’t be antisemitic” because they’re semitic peoples and speak semitic languages. This is completely false and makes no sense at all. To avoid confusion and be clear, many jews prefer to use the term ‘jew hatred’ instead.
Zionism IS believing that jews of all shapes, sizes, colors, observances, nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and more all have a place in our ancestral homeland – Israel.
Zionism IS believing that diaspora jews who have been forced to move around the world just to survive, can return to the home of our ancestors. A home that the jewish people should’ve never had to leave (some never did).
Zionism IS the belief that jews are people who deserve safety AND the right to keep our homes safe, to keep our autonomy, and do our best to secure a future where jews can exist.
Zionism IS an idea with a lot of history that has continued to evolve through the centuries. There are many types of Zionism and Zionists. Zionism means many things for many people.
“All nations possess the right to self-determination; the United Nations Charter says so explicitly. That premise is the very basis of the contemporary world order. The Jews, as a nation, have that right, as well – and the modern movement for the realization of that right, the liberation movement of the Jewish people, is known as Zionism. To reject Zionism – that is, to deny the Jewish people, and only the Jewish people, a right afforded to all nations – is to discriminate against Jews. And that is the textbook definition of antisemitism.” - Jerusalem Post, 2023
Zionism IS NOT believing that jews are superior or deserve more than any other human being.
Zionism IS NOT the belief in a jewish-only nation.
Zionism IS NOT colonization.
Zionism IS NOT violent, genocidal, or racist.
Zionism IS NOT complete and blind support of the Israeli government.
Anti-Zionism IS Anti-Semitism
am yisrael chai 🤍💙
