Im in agreement with
Knotted on this. Given Jewish history - I often see references to Israel of the kind of look at what they are doing its like the Nazis. Not comfortable with it.
As
Knotted also said it ends up being a distraction.
I also think its not accurate. Reading Ilan Pappes book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. he compare the ethnic cleansing war crimes in ex Yugoslavia with what happened in 1948. Looks at the evidence and legal definitions and comes to convincing conclusion what happened in 1948 constitutes ethnic cleansing. It was not just an unfortunate excess due to the confusion of ending the mandate.
Rashid Khalidi puts the case, after reading of early Zionists- that removal of Palestinian population to make way for Jews was integral part of Zionism and still is.
So whilst Im not keen of referring to what is happening as genocide I would , after reading the history, say that Zionism is a racist political project. Given that the behavior of the present elected Israeli politicians and what they have been saying about Palestinians in general ( monsters/ human animals) is no surprise. This is Zionism.
It was not that there was unfortunate level of violence that led to creation of State of Israel. The State of Israel has been an ongoing racist project. That is not blaming those born there. Not all of whom are happy about this and are trying to seek a peaceful solution. Ilan Pappe for one. Also the Jewish Israelis I referred to in recent posts.
Its the problem I have know after reading some of the history with IHRA definition and example which could arguably be used to say what Ive said above is anti semitic.
Its also not saying that this is unique to Jews. As the British Jewish Historian Tony Judt said Zionism came out of the 19c European growth in Nationalism. Which had its pros and cons.
Racism is not unique to the Zionist project. British empire treated its colonial subjects in racist fashion.
What is reprehensible is , as is happening now , is International community leaders are giving the hard line Zionist government blank cheque to do what they want.