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Zionism and Palestine

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GagaJo Mon 24-Apr-23 10:43:37

Trying not to derail another thread.

Just wondering how others feel about this?

My position is that anti semitism and not supporting Zionism are two totally separate issues. I support the Palestinian right to existence.

Caleo Wed 26-Apr-23 10:40:05

The right wing Israeli state is superior to Palestine and weapons and wants stuff that Palestine has. It follows that Israel takes what it want whenever it can.

On a larger scale the Roman empire was like modern Israel, and the British empire was like modern Israel, as were the forces of Ghengis Khan of the Mongol empire : invaders and colonisers.

All the

paddyann54 Wed 26-Apr-23 10:58:51

pooter I have in my possession a very old map .maybe early 1800' s maybe earlier Palestine is the name on a large area that is now carved up into places like Isael and Yemen and many more .Palestine existed for millenia ,to deny that is ridiculous

Glorianny Wed 26-Apr-23 11:22:05

If you want to go right back the name Palestine is actually older than the name Israel. The original name for the land where Jews lived being Judea. The name Palestine was probably coined by the Romans www.worldhistory.org/palestine/#:~:text=Definition&text=Palestine%20in%20the%20ancient%20world,a%20very%20small%20part%20of.