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45. Pres Biden "You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist and I am a Zionist."

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #37)

Tue Dec 12, 2023, 08:19 PM

Dec 2023

Mahalo, LMPV

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I bet POTUS knows the True meaning of Zionist.

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What is Zionism [View all] yardwork Dec 2023 OP

Nationalism bdamomma Dec 2023 #1

Nationalism? What are you saying? yardwork Dec 2023 #2

the definition? WarGamer Dec 2023 #36

I was just a little confused by the poster's brief message. yardwork Dec 2023 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #7

History Channel... LOL! Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 #27

Lol...I am so loving your user name. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #71

From Encyclopedia Britannica - a history and in depth discourse Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #3

Thank you. yardwork Dec 2023 #4

I'm no scholar - but it seems pretty straight forward. It gives some history and then explains how Zionism Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #8

Considering the extraordinary diversity within the inclusive umbrella of Zionism, it is interesting to note Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #30

Ive never heard that expression. I must not be reading those DU threads! Glad I've missed them! Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #32

I wish I missed them too. My bad luck, I guess. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #39

Hang in there. Lots of passion on every side. I'd like to think although we have very different opinions Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #40

Actually, DU helps me cope when things seem hopeless. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #42

Thank you. bdamomma Dec 2023 #11

This part: redqueen Dec 2023 #12

I think people are essentially lazy. PR works. And the ADL has been right on some issues but they Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #13

Are you saying I am lazy because I cited the ADL? yardwork Dec 2023 #17

Not at all. Someone asked me why the ADL seems to be the sole arbiter of things Jewish. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #18

The ADL is a good source. Behind the Aegis Dec 2023 #19

I'd never consider anyone right wing because they advocate for Jews. Strange. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #20

Didn't say YOU did. So, not strange. Behind the Aegis Dec 2023 #21

My mistake. You replied to me so... Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #22

No, I didn't. I replied to yardwork. Behind the Aegis Dec 2023 #66

Oh ooops. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #70

That was my understanding. Thanks. yardwork Dec 2023 #23

Honestly, does anyone agree 100% with any organization? mcar Dec 2023 #62

People on the right think the exact opposite about the ADL. Mosby Dec 2023 #25

My Temple and the ADL personnel regularly have Muslim clergy attend our services LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #35

One of my law partners is a past president of our ADL chapter and I donate to ADL regularly LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #34

I can see why they're perceived as left leaning. redqueen Dec 2023 #50

Do you have a source for the amusing but wrong material cited? LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #54

Sure let me Google that for you redqueen Dec 2023 #72

Please link to those twitter threads. I would like to read them. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #57

Well said, sheshe! yardwork Dec 2023 #60

All this was recently reported in The Nation redqueen Dec 2023 #73

Why are you insulting me? sheshe2 Dec 2023 #74

This is great information about the work of ADL mcar Dec 2023 #63

I'm getting that vibe, too. Ditto ACLU. yardwork Dec 2023 #67

I also donate to the SPLC LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #69

This is also some fascinating history of Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #26

REC.. TY, she, for gving us a Different Prospective on Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron. Cha Dec 2023 #29

The full story should be told. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #31

Yes.. it's Fascinating. Cha Dec 2023 #33

Pres Biden calls himself a "Zionist".. Cha Dec 2023 #48

Holy shite! mcar Dec 2023 #64

Mormons call themselves zionists. 2naSalit Dec 2023 #5

I'm not very familiar with that, although I've been to Zion National Park in Utah. yardwork Dec 2023 #6

Here's how they describe it... 2naSalit Dec 2023 #9

Interesting! Thanks. yardwork Dec 2023 #24

OT: We were in Zion early November mcar Dec 2023 #65

So beautiful! yardwork Dec 2023 #68

So a Zionist can support the State of Israel yorkster Dec 2023 #10

You're welcome! yardwork Dec 2023 #14

It's taken on that slant. But things are nuanced. It's why Jews can be anti Zionist as well. For Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #16

Of course not. That wouldn't make work. Governments TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #38

I realize my comment may have sounded yorkster Dec 2023 #53

I appreciated your post! yardwork Dec 2023 #58

What to Know About the Arab Citizens of Israel lapucelle Dec 2023 #47

A lot of people don't know that Arabs make up 20% of Israel's population. yardwork Dec 2023 #51

A lot of the misinformation you read on social media consists of unsourced assertions. N/T lapucelle Dec 2023 #52

I have no doubt that is true. yardwork Dec 2023 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author tenderfoot Dec 2023 #15

Zionism is the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland. nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #28

"You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist and I am a Zionist." LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #37

I'm with you, a great grandfather aside. TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #41

Pres Biden "You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist and I am a Zionist." Cha Dec 2023 #45

To be a Zionist you must support a Jewish theocratic state. Sneederbunk Dec 2023 #43

I'm not seeing that in these definitions. yardwork Dec 2023 #44

TY Rec Cha Dec 2023 #46

Do you have a source for that claim? N/T lapucelle Dec 2023 #49

Where is this coming from? Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #55

Thank you for posting this mcar Dec 2023 #56

You're welcome! yardwork Dec 2023 #61