Letter

In response to Speaking out from within: Jewish voices confront Israeli aggression

Zionists are antisemites

A provocative title. But one with an undeniable truth at its core.

Whilst almost all Zionists are Jews, the converse is most definitely not the case. Given the inhumane, racist and genocidal actions of the imposed Jewish settler state since 1948, being a Zionist isn’t something about which an empathetic and decent human being can be proud.

Indeed, the Zionists are quick to brand any critic of Israel’s actions as antisemitic. This ensures that the messenger is shot before the message is read. Such criticism is then immediately dismissed as antisemitism, inherently racist, and so of no value.

This rebranding is an established marketing ploy. Take a negative and the product’s spin doctor will simply lie and turn it into a positive. Raghid’s article clearly demonstrates this. Zionists will tell you that history only began 2025 years ago, conveniently forgetting that the antecedents of the Palestinian population resided in what was Palestine some 3500 years ago, long before the occupation and dispossession in 1948.

So why not refocus the debate and call out the Zionists by labeling them as the true antisemites?

Peter Hehir from Rozelle