i’ll never get tired of repeating that THIS IS NOT A RELIGIOUS CONFLICT. it’s not about judaism and it certainly is not about judaism vs. islam. while the zionists like to equate zionism with judaism and therefore claim that criticism of israel equals anti-semitism (a wrong word, incidentally), and while many muslims repeat this false binarism, the situation in palestine is not one caused by two religions not being abled to work it out. it’s one of genocide, ethnic leansing, white supremacism, colonization and apartheid.
zionism is bad and has NOTHING to do with judaism except that it hijacks it for its purposes, as it hijacked the holocaust for the same).
in palestine, there are rabbis and othodox jews standing with us against zionism (and of course “we” are palestinians, internationals and the small but couragous and tireless handful of usual jewish israeli activists). at the funeral of mohammad abu kheir, who was kidnapped by settlers, forced to drink gasoline and burned alive, there were orthodox jews paying condolences, and they were welcome.
see for instance here and here and here or check out jewish voice for peace (which is only one of COUNTLESS jewish organisations against zionism, not counting the many inside historic palestine that are being criminalised and persecuted by their own authorities and media). also, you might want to read this post by someone i don’t know (it’s just a random pick, there are many like this).
meanwhile, not only palestinian activists in 48/israel get attacked by mobs and arrested by the police, but also jewish israelis who take a stance against zionist practices and policies. this is nothing new, but judging from reports, it does seem to be getting worse. as this post recounts, activists were even attacked in “we don’t care about shit” tel aviv – and that is saying something.
reportedly 10.000 jews in NYC protesting against zionism
demonstration in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2014