Conflating all Jews with Zionism is actual antisemitism - and I am having a hard time getting past that this is the premise of the article. While there are some interesting ideas in here around decolonizarion and how Jews in the West can be actual anti-Zionists, she also treats the Jewish diaspora as a monolith - which is kind of antisemitic also.

I think overall her exaggeration and generalization, while effective for a punchy title, pushes this particular piece over the line and it will be used as an example for tying leftwing anti-Zionist movements to antisemitism.

If I'm misreading something I'd love to know, but this article is giving me some ethical trouble.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 4 points 4 hours ago

Zionism is not fringe within Judaism: It is ubiquitous. It is incumbent upon Jewish people of conscience to make the distinction between Zionism and Judaism materially true by destroying Zionism in our own communities, not denying our widespread complicity and policing others merely observing the fascistic reality of modern Judaism.

This article is a call to action directed at the Jewish community by a Jewish person. If it was Steven Miller or some other WASP fascist saying this you'd be correct.

[–] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

If I'm misreading something I'd love to know

"Misreading" is self-congratulation on your part; you clearly didn't even read it.

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 9 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Zionism is not external to Judaism. I think you're issue stems from thinking that this applies zionist metaphysically, as something intrinsic to ones character, but it's applying it dialetectically as to how jewish people relate to Israel, settlerism, colonialism and other zionists.

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I mean, she describes it as a character flaw. She literally calls the entirety of Judaism morally bankrupt.

The fact that virtually all Jews and Jewish spaces are Zionist and support the existence of Israel is an indictment of us as a morally bankrupt people.

This is the treatment of the diaspora as all exactly the same that feels antisemitic in the way it's presented. I appreciate the dialectical analysis that the Jewish cultural establishment is doing nothing to reduce its support of Israel. But she goes over the top in parts of the discussion and crosses a line, in my opinion.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Also, aren't like 90% of Jews worldwide in favour of Israel existing?

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 8 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Exactly, "Yes all jews" is not to say that "jews are zionists because their noses are shaped like that" but because they are part of a religion where almost(?) every single institution has been co-opted by zionism and there is no movement to push them out. Judaism is an organized religion where almost(?) all the organisation are zionist.

[–] Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt@hexbear.net 26 points 20 hours ago

The libs in the comments proving the author right about Liberal anti-zionists is chefs-kiss

[–] Muinteoir_Saoirse@hexbear.net 42 points 1 day ago

"I also reject the framing of “Israel makes Jews unsafe/increases antisemitism” because: (1) we’re the oppressors in the context of Israel, not the victims; (2) this framing abdicates Jewish responsibility because ‘Israel’ is not an amorphous self-animating thing that merely hovers over us, it is a colony that we as Jews actively build and sustain daily through concerted generational effort; (3) that’s not “antisemitism” it’s a reaction to Jewish-led genocide which all our institutions support; (4) you’re conceding to the propaganda that there is a “rise in antisemitism” when Jews currently do not face systemic oppression for being Jewish and the “antisemitic incidents” data is tracked such that every anti-zionist protest sign is clocked as a separate “antisemitic incident” by the ADL so; (5) enough with the Jewish victimhood, “Jewish safety” and “antisemitism” talk, it’s just a distraction from Jewish-perpetrated genocide of Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims."

Great read, thanks for posting!

[–] MLRL_Commie@hexbear.net 19 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

A very tough read for westerners, very confronting. It's very clearly written by a Maoist, though I find it hard to find a point of disagreement except at very abstract levels. But very powerfully written a d brings it back to material support or opposition. I do think it might rely a bit on a martyr complex, but the argument works because there's no organized, materially anti-zionist movement among western Judaism. So lacking even an ineffective martyr is still fairly noteworthy.

I found it hard to accept such a damning account, but I experience that more from maoist writing. I guess that is to say, jews that want to be anti-zionist should probably organize (not the zionist communist party, like one that will really confront the moment) instead of being a martyr who falls to adventurism.

Otherwise great piece. Thanks for sharing

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 15 points 20 hours ago

Damn! That was quality invective. I am impressed and will spread it.

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 12 points 21 hours ago

order-of-lenin