Based on a lot of the posts I've seen here about "Saving Israel for last", I feel like there is a very anti-Israel sentiment on the site, which honestly makes me uncomfortable. Can someone clarify whether or not these stances are mutually exclusive? The last thing I'd want is to associate myself with a movement that is antithetical to my personal beliefs. Furthermore, I'd hate for there to be an underlying antisemitic sentiment.
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They are the same, essentially:
Anti-semitism: Hate Jews
Anti-Zionism: Hate Jews and Israel
Zionism: The term “Zionism” was coined in 1890 by Nathan Birnbaum.
Its general definition means the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel.
Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Zionism has come to include the movement for the development of the State of Israel and the protection of the Jewish nation in Israel through support for the Israel Defense Forces.
From inception, Zionism advocated tangible as well as spiritual aims. Jews of all persuasions - left, right, religious and secular - formed the Zionist movement and worked together toward its goals.
Source: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/a-definition-of-zionism