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Jackie Moffett's avatar

I’d love to have a smart conversation with someone who actually read this essay. Someone who knows I never denounced Judaism. Someone who knows the definition of Zionism is the right for Jews to have a homeland. Someone who knows that babies were slaughtered by Hamas in a murderous rampage attacking sleeping families in their beds and young people who liked to dance.

Alas, you are not that person. Perhaps go read a history book, my uneducated friend. Then get back to me.

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Tim West's avatar

If you prefer to abandon Judaism totally and embrace Zionism, you need do nothing more than slaughter babies every day.

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Jackie Moffett's avatar

I’d love to have a smart conversation with someone who actually read this essay. Someone who knows I never denounced Judaism. Someone who knows the definition of Zionism is the right for Jews to have a homeland. Someone who knows that babies were slaughtered by Hamas in a murderous rampage attacking sleeping families in their beds and young people who liked to dance.

Alas, you are not that person. Perhaps go read a history book, my uneducated friend. Then get back to me.

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Tim West's avatar

Zionism is diametrically opposes to everything Judaism stands for. It is the most supremacist violent ideology in history.

Bar none.

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Jackie Moffett's avatar

Check your facts and definitions before further fueling the firestorm of anti-Semitism. And as for “the most violent ideology,” look no further than Hamas, the group you sidestep with every response. To repeat, Zionism is the belief in the right to a Jewish homeland. Period. You can disagree with Israeli politics and its leaders and still be a Zionist. Demonizing Zionism is akin to demonizing the Jewish people’s granted right to a safe home. Again, be open to facts. The blights of ignorance and bigotry are best cured by exposure to the veracity of history. A dose of truth would go a long way in curing those ills. Wishing you speedy healing.

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Tim West's avatar

Stop it. Are you a bot?

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Jackie Moffett's avatar

Not a bot, Tim. A Zionist. Looking to educate one ignorant person at a time.

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Tim West's avatar

No more hideous supremacist ideology in history

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Jennifer Mantz's avatar

My Jewish coming of age story is sadly very similar to yours. So relatable and well written. Thank you for sharing.

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