What is Zionism? Meaning explained – The US Sun
FOR Jews, Jerusalem is a symbol of the return to Zion, their ancient homeland. But criticism of Zionism is often slammed as anti-Semitic. So what exactly is it
FOR Jews, Jerusalem is a symbol of the return to Zion, their ancient homeland. But criticism of Zionism is often slammed as anti-Semitic. So what exactly is it
Summer is over in Israel and so too the holiday season that includes Yom Kippur and Sukkot with their accompanying prayers of remembrance. Memory is integral to most Jewish holidays. The readings at Passover and the lighting of candles at Hanukkah are collective acts of remembrance
There is plenty of demagoguery, ignorance and propaganda when it comes to the concept of Zionism in the Arab world. Arab views on Zionism are first and foremost the result of the vile lies and conspiracies propagated by Arab governments and their state medias for over 70 years.
Continued from the House of Rothschild article.
JERUSALEM Naftali Bennett once stated in an interview with Mehdi Hassan that, according to the Bible, Palestine or, as he calls it, Israel belongs to the Jewish people. Palestine is referred to as The Land of Israel by some people and, in this interview from 2017, Bennett insists that if Hassan wants to claim that the Land does not belong to us, I suggest you go change the Bible.
This months Israel-Gaza war released the floodgates. In the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, the US and beyond Jews have been beaten, threatened and verbally abused, while synagogues have been vandalized and frightening messages justifying the genocide of Jews have been posted on social media. At the same time, violence and terrorism against the Jewish state has been endorsed by thousands of protesters, the symbols of the State of Israel have been publicly desecrated, and the Jewish state itself blamed for attacks on Jews around the world.
As thousands gathered in Washington on Jan.
There are insistent voices pointing to the decline of the Palestinian cause amongst Arabs and Muslims and its loss of its centrality within the Arab world.
Among all the things Jewish students have missed out on in the age of COVID-19 is the Birthright trip. Since last spring, tens of thousands of young Jews havent been able to have that transformational moment, that Aha experience, that intense feeling of connectedness, that many didnt even know they were missing
Theres a reason why most Israelis find it difficult to listen patiently to lectures from liberal American Jews. For Israelis, their country is a real place filled with real people and perplexing dilemmas that have no easy solutions. But for all too many American Jews, Israel is a dreamlanda place for intellectual tourism where we can project our own insecurities and anxieties on the Jewish state while expressing our moral superiority over the lesser beings who live there and lack our wisdom.