The notion that questioning Zionism or even being against it is antisemitic is complete bullshit. Zionism is a political ideology, it is not Judaism. Not even close. I used to be a Zionist...then I learned to question the cult. Anyone who wants to learn more should read Israeli historian Shlomo Sands book The Invention of the Jewish People which destroys most of the Zionist mythology.
Thanks as always for commenting, Chris, and for the recommendation. Another one is Norman Finklestein's THE HOLOCAUST INDUSTRY. The pressure is ON. These are dark times and getting darker. WWTPD?
I should add too -- and have mentioned in another post -- that I was once an ardent Zionist as well. The disciplined study of history was the corrective. When we pull back the curtain, we find that we have been relentlessly propagandized every day of ourr lives.
Well written, my friend. I don't pay much attention to the garbage Bret Stephens writes, so I was under-informed as to argument #3. I thought that I knew all of the Zionists' bogus alibis and arguments, but this was a new one on me.
The notion that questioning Zionism or even being against it is antisemitic is complete bullshit. Zionism is a political ideology, it is not Judaism. Not even close. I used to be a Zionist...then I learned to question the cult. Anyone who wants to learn more should read Israeli historian Shlomo Sands book The Invention of the Jewish People which destroys most of the Zionist mythology.
Thanks as always for commenting, Chris, and for the recommendation. Another one is Norman Finklestein's THE HOLOCAUST INDUSTRY. The pressure is ON. These are dark times and getting darker. WWTPD?
I should add too -- and have mentioned in another post -- that I was once an ardent Zionist as well. The disciplined study of history was the corrective. When we pull back the curtain, we find that we have been relentlessly propagandized every day of ourr lives.
Well written, my friend. I don't pay much attention to the garbage Bret Stephens writes, so I was under-informed as to argument #3. I thought that I knew all of the Zionists' bogus alibis and arguments, but this was a new one on me.
Thanks for commenting, Wayne. Yeah ... I'm not a NYT fan either. Agree on all points. Glad you enjoyed the piece.