• rxbudian@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    The closer term is Anti-Zionist.
    Anti-Zionism is against the formation of Israel.
    Anti-Semitism is hostile against Jews.
    Israel has been successfully equating Zionism with Semitism for so long that very few use the term anti-zionism and people can call each other racist and silence others who’s arguing about Israel.

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      1 year ago

      They know what they’re doing. They’ve been deliberately equating the two in order to shut down any criticism of Israel.