Comment on The series of anti-Semitic attacks that have shocked Sydney
eureka@aussie.zone 1 week agoZionists pretend to speak on behalf of all Jews, but never have [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Zionism#Early_Jewish_a…] and certainly don’t now - all the Palestinian rallies I’ve seen have a notable contingent of anti-Zionist Jews protesting alongside them. For an extreme example, you can find plenty of cases of Orthodox Jews burning flags of the Zionist State even decades before this conflict.
It’s important not to confuse the Zionist Regime with the Jewish peoples of the world, just as one doesn’t conflate neo-Nazis with all Europeans. Both the Zionist movement and anti-semites (esp. Nazis) intentionally try to push this false narrative for their own separatist goals, and it’s important we recognise and counter it.
spidervl@aussie.zone 6 days ago
For what it’s worth, here are two notable U.S.-based Jewish peace groups:
www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org
www.ifnotnowmovement.org
eureka@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Thanks, luckily there are also a few in Aus too, including en.wikipedia.org/…/Jewish_Council_of_Australia who have been important in providing a voice to mainstream media which isn’t just a Zionist mouthpiece.
spidervl@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Thanks, glad to hear you have a similar group over there. Here in the U.S., the two groups I had previously mentioned have been excoriated by the head of the pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League:
(Bold added for emphasis; he is apparently unclear on the concept of defamation.)