Re: I shy away from blaming Jews and Judaism for what passes for it under the shield of Zionism and Isra'El....
..., those with the Crusader mentality never really got over losing their quest to re-take the "Holy" lands and now the charge is being led by those who call themselves Jews.
Don't you think you're overshooting? I mean, I am the first one to make the distinction between Judaism, Zionism, and Semitism --and their respective "anti-" (*). I am also well aware of the fact that key to the strength of Israel and Zionism is the US Christian Zionism... Yet I --and you-- should not overlook one simple, obvious, plain fact: Israel is an overwhelmingly Jewish country! Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres, Shaul Mofaz, Silvan Shalom, you name him/her are not Evangelical Protestants!! Israel is not a country set up for Jesus freaks and Holy Rollers!
Now, if the whim takes you, you can dismiss all of them, all of the Israelis as pseudo-Jews... well, fine with me, but you are not the world authority to certify who's a Jew and who is not. Besides, what do you make of all those "genuine", non-fetishist Jews who still support Israel, albeit halfheartedly? After all, the relationship between Israel and the Jewish diaspora works like a political affiliation. For instance, in Europe, many people are leftist/liberal and, accordingly, vote for the Socialist party. Now, a fraction of them --the hardcore-- have got their "party card", they are not just sympathizers, they're party members who pay their monthly fee. Next, there's an even more radical constituency: the marxist/communist fringe who votes for the Communist party... Now, my point is that all those leftwing folks don't see eye to eye on each and every issue, yet, when faced with the rightwing bloc, they all pack together and sink their differences. They may be at odds with each other theologically speaking but politically, they belong to the same Leftist family....
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