| Jaicee said: I'm trying not use the yes sometimes-overused term "anti-Semitism" here and I hope this doesn't come off as inappropriate tone policing in a context of slaughter and famine, but I can't help feeling like your general take on events, which is practically the only one represented on this thread, is not very sensitive to the typical perspectives and experience of Jewish people. |
Btw thanks for the correction and counter points. I do admit I also get caught up in and deeply distressed by the images coming out of Gaza, which is leading to my feelings against Zionism which really are against the politicized version of Neo-Zionism which has led to ethnic cleansing.
I apologize for coming over as insensitive to the Jewish experience.
All I've wished for for the past 40 years is for people to find a way to live together. It was a bad day when Israel decided to build the separation wall. Walls are never a solution, they only lead to further entrenchment on both sides, leading to misunderstanding today.
And I agree, asking Jewish students whether they are Zionists before letting them pass, is simply wrong. Not only is the question wrong, it's no way to start a discussion to find out what exactly each 'party' asks of each other. And I'm wrong for conflating the Neo-Zionist fascist ideology with Zionism in general.
Perhaps the better slogan for demonstrations would be "From the river to the sea, everyone shall be free".
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