Jews are not merely a religious group but an ethno-religious people for whom the land of Israel is a symbol and embodiment of their spiritual and territorial sovereignty. The relationship between Jews and Israel is intrinsic and inseparable. To sever this bond is to deny our historical and cultural rights, an act of profound injustice that perpetuates historical wrongs.
Recent efforts to portray Jews as interlopers from “Poland,” a crass and ignorant reference that trivialises the horrors of the Shoah, are part of a broader narrative aimed at delegitimising Jewish claims to Israel. This narrative insists that Jews are merely practitioners of a faith, not a people with a legitimate claim to a homeland. Such rhetoric conveniently aligns with the propaganda of Hamas, which frames its violent actions as “resistance” rather than terrorism.
The libellous assertion that Zionism is a Western colonial project reveals a deliberate effort to undermine Jewish historical and legal claims. It seeks to deny the Jewish people’s right to self-determination and to delegitimise their connection to their ancestral land. This narrative not only distorts history but also fuels the extremist ideologies that justify violence against Israel.
Zionism, at its essence, is a movement of liberation and affirmation. It stands as a testament to the resilience of the Jewish people, our unbreakable bond with our homeland, and our enduring right to self-determination.
What would happen if a time traveler brought a group of Canaanites forward and maintained an historic right to the land? Why am I asking? You know very well what would happen. They would be disregarded.
Some Palestinians claim rights to the land by referring back to Canaanites.
So what would happen is the same situation as we have now.
Or are you implying Zionists are time travelers? That would be a novel accusation to me.
Only Israelis think Israelis are right, since it sounds insane you think that something gives you the right to murder and displace people how were there just because ToRaH sAyS sO
Am a Jew, the Torah doesn’t say so. The Torah said that God gave the Jews Israel way back in the day. We lost it and the Torah had nothing to say about regaining it.
Something, something, manifest destiny.
There’s people that will disagree with me that Israel as a nation has a right to exist, but only Zionists will say Israel gets to do whatever they want inside their own borders, and no one has the right to tell them that apartheid is wrong.
Most Israelis are Zionists and they have a very lively debate and elections about how things should be done.
Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to self determination in the form of the state of Israel. That’s a pretty wide umbrella. If you’re against the destruction of the state of Israel, you’re a Zionist.
