Zionism = Racism?

Published on December 24, 2004 By hitparade In Politics

On September 23, 1991, King George Bush I addressed the United Nations and said the following in connection with the U.N. resolution equating Zionism with racism:

"Zionism... is the idea that led to the creation of a home for the Jewish people... And to equate Zionism with the intolerable sin of racism is to twist and forget the terrible plight of Jews in W.W.II and indeed throughout history."

Is Zionism tantamount to racism? Is the Isreali/ Palestinian conflict really the source of America's conflict in the Middle East? Tony Blair suggest that it is. Does anyone even care?

Comments (Page 1)

hitparade

on Dec 24, 2004

The cars are pulling up in the driveway, so I must now go & be with family & friends, to honor & celebrate the greatest, and yet most humblest man - who suffered much indeed - of them all: Jesus Christ, who as we all know, was by birth Jewish.

~Merry Christmas~

Dr Guy

on Dec 24, 2004

Zionism is not racism. But the UN would make it so because the Israel nation has defied them for 50+ years. In case anyone does not know the UN hates 2 things. Freedom and Strength. It has neither.

Merry Christmas!

bzjaffe

on Dec 24, 2004

The equation of zionism and racism is one of the many compeletely false attacks that Israel's enemies use against it to delegitimize a country the size of Rhode Island. At the conference in Durban, South Africa for Tolerance (I really don't remember the name) a couple years ago, in what was supposed to be a conference against racism became an Israel bashing conference when some Islamic and Arab groups passed out pamphlets that showed Zionism is racism. If you l ook at the basic history of the Israel and see what David Ben-Gurion and other founders of Israel did for the Arabs one could see how ridiculous this claim is. JUST LOOK AT THE ISRAELI DECLERATION OF INDEPENDENCE! It says that they put out their hand to all of their Arab neighbors. That happened while still no Arab state fully recognizes Israel's basic right of existence!

Who are really the intolerant people? Zionism = zionism, and it has nothing to do with racism.

Dr Guy

on Dec 24, 2004

Who are really the intolerant people? Zionism = zionism, and it has nothing to do with racism.

In the quest for brevity, I only quoted your last line. But your whole post is EXCELLANT! And thank you.

hitparade

on Dec 27, 2004

bzjaffe- well stated. While I know it exist, the irrational hatred directed at Israel nonethelss baffles me.

hitparade

on Dec 27, 2004

BTW, I would be interested to hear the view of those who believe that Israel is in the wrong.

bzjaffe

on Dec 27, 2004

You mean the people that think that Israel is racist illegitmiate state? I would like to hear those people call for Israel to either be erradicated or compltely change while not ask for any changes among the 22 undemocratic Arab regimes, or the various nations that have deplorable human rights issues, inclduing genocide and modern-day slavery (see North Korea and Sudan). It just goes to show how screwed up some peoples' views are of Israel and what ridiculous lengths some will go to critisize the only state in the Middle East that has always let Arab women vote

hitparade

on Dec 27, 2004

"...has always let Arab women vote." ... a strong point that many seem to overlook.

I guess the irrational treatment of Israel by the world truly boils down to anti-Semitism; no other rationale explanation for the behavior of so many countries, peoples, etc. towards such a tiny state is conceivable.

Dr Guy

on Dec 27, 2004

I guess the irrational treatment of Israel by the world truly boils down to anti-Semitism; no other rationale explanation for the behavior of so many countries, peoples, etc. towards such a tiny state is conceivable.

Actually, there is one other one as I just saw in one of your other blogs. Anti-Americanism. Do you think that if the roles would have been reversed during the Cold war (USSR supports Israel, and we supported the Arabs), that there would be such animosity outside of the Middle East?

Even the Liberals would Love Israel then! Shock! Shock!

hitparade

on Dec 27, 2004

"...the roles would have been reversed during the Cold war (USSR supports Israel, and we supported the Arabs), that there would be such animosity outside of the Middle East?

Even the Liberals would Love Israel then! Shock! Shock!"

I see your point and you make much sense. It is hard for some to accept that they are on the wrong side of history.

Alex Gottschalk

on Dec 27, 2004

Even the Liberals would Love Israel then

What do you mean by that? I know liberals (many) who love Israel. (Note: I'm a liberal, but I'm also Jewish so I support Israel to the fullest)

Dr Guy

on Dec 27, 2004

Alex Gottschalk - most liberals that I speak to about this issue seem to have declared open season on Israel. Hence, it's good to see that not all liberals - even Jewish ones - are bent on blasting the hell out of Israel for merely trying to co-exist in the middle east. But you would agree that liberals for the most part are making Israel out to be the bad guy in this everlasting conflict with the Palestinians?

Uh, What he said! He just got ot it before me!

(Hello, remember Clinton?)

hitparade

on Dec 27, 2004

Alex Gottschalk

on Dec 27, 2004

But you would agree that liberals for the most part are making Israel out to be the bad guy in this everlasting conflict with the Palestinians?

Yes, for some part; On the media, I don't know about CBS or ABC or what, but NBC and MSNBC I know are for Israel. It has shifted though, in the last 10 years it went from liberals supporing Israel to conservaties.

Dr Guy

on Dec 27, 2004

Yes, for some part; On the media, I don't know about CBS or ABC or what, but NBC and MSNBC I know are for Israel. It has shifted though, in the last 10 years it went from liberals supporing Israel to conservaties.

Please show me where conservatives have not supported israel? Carter was not a republican, neither was Clinton. Seems conservatives have ALWAYS been supporting the shining star of democracy in the Middle East

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