The resolution makes a dangerous conflation—and quite a few Democrats gave their wholehearted support.

“The resolution suggests that all anti-Zionism—it states—is antisemitism. That’s either intellectually disingenuous or just factually wrong,” said New York Representative Jerry Nadler, who voted present. “The authors if they were at all familiar with Jewish history & culture should know about Jewish anti-Zionism that was and is expressly not antisemitic. This resolution ignores the fact that even today, certain Orthodox Hasidic Jewish communities … have held views that are at odds with the modern Zionist conception.”

    • Decoy321@lemmy.world
      71·
      1 year ago

      I’m not trying to argue against you here, I was just curious about the info and wanted to share it.

      So, it turns out that Buddhism is actually the official religion for 4 countries: Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. It’s also the majority religion for 3 more states: Thailand, Mongolia, and Laos. Total population of Buddhists exceeds 500 mil, about 7-8% of the world’s population according to 2010s data.

      How does this relate to Israel? Precisely fuck all. I just thought it was interesting to share how widespread Buddhism is.

      • Ugly Bob@sh.itjust.works
        5·
        1 year ago

        That works both ways. At different times in history both Arabs and Jews have lived in the areas now called Israel and Palestine.

        The problem is snatching land from the present to punish deeds of the past just creates more sorrow.