Why “Zionists” is being discussed
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> They've had the capability for decades. So why hasn't it happened? The same can be said for any conflict in which one side has overwhelming capacity and does not choose to eng…
by Daishiman · Oct 1, 2026
The Zionists chose this conflict when they invaded Palestine and ethnically cleansed the indigenous Palestinians. That you call Palestinians murdered by Israel "human shields" i…
by gravisultra · Sep 30, 2026
It's okay to have an agenda, just be honest about it please. Anti-Zionists tend to be pretty open about their agenda: opposing colonialism, ethno-states, genocide etc. It's tell…
by manyaoman · Sep 30, 2026
Exactly! I have the same experience. Most jews I know are not Zionists and are amazing people. Israel is not about religion, but about ideology as you point out and is deeply il…
by mempko · Sep 29, 2026
Also Mileikowsky and the roving gang of international Zionists and Chosen Ones have veto power over 90% of the governments in the world. The US congress and senate get their law…
by erxam · Sep 29, 2026
Well I care about it principally because of the degree to which it distorts our politics. The funding is one cause and effect of that distortion but there are others. For exampl…
by estearum · Sep 29, 2026
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Zionism is an ethnic nationalist movement that emerged in late 19th-century Europe to establish and support a Jewish homeland through colonization in the region of Palestine, which roughly corresponds to the Land of Israel in Judaism—itself central to Jewish history. Zionists wanted to create a Jewish state in Palestine with as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinian Arabs as possible. Zionism was the main force behind the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, and remains the country's dominant ideology today. Read more on Wikipedia