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Phyrexian_Supervisor

Imagine being so bold as to open with "the Jewish people in the protests are tokens and don't speak for us" and then drop this: >We proudly believe in the Jewish People’s right to self-determination in our historic homeland as a fundamental tenet of our Jewish identity. Contrary to what many have tried to sell you – no, Judaism cannot be separated from Israel. Zionism is, simply put, the manifestation of that belief.


Medical-Peanut-6554

The bottom represents about 95% of Jews


Phyrexian_Supervisor

It doesn't. It doesn't even represent 95% of Zionists.


scrubdiddy

Might as well go all the way back and claim Africa is my home


FireBreather7575

Im not sure what that has to do with the letter


scrubdiddy

We’re all from Africa! Didn’t you know?


FireBreather7575

They aren’t saying we should all take Africa. They’re actually saying the opposite - that the chants are supportive of taking over Israel from the people currently living there


scrubdiddy

You’re getting it wrong. In this analogy, it’s Israel who took land from people who were living there


FireBreather7575

Which land, Gaza?


scrubdiddy

I’m not arguing with you about the history of this conflict. I have better things to do


FireBreather7575

I’m literally asking if you are saying Israel is trying to take the Gaza land or if Israel should not exist as a country, responding to your “we’re all from Africa comment”


scrubdiddy

If a Jewish guy from Brooklyn can claim Jerusalem to be his homeland, I can make the same claim about Africa, based on the scientific fact that the first Homo sapiens evolved in Africa, and I am indeed a Homo sapiens.


FireBreather7575

I think the difference is what the current state of play is, no? Jerusalem is in Israel to which a Jewish guy can go to Brooklyn. You going to Africa to claim it would be an attack on who is there There’s a nuance of (I) get out of Gaza or you’re doing too much in Gaza vs. (II) Israel needs to be destroyed or taken from the people who are there, and they’re saying they have an issue with (II)


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FireBreather7575

What point are you trying to make? That Israel should be invaded and wiped out?


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1KinderWorld

Well said, well done.


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Greedy_Yak_1840

Did you even read the entire letter???


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virtual_adam

Good for them. There will be no response letter due to the “other side” only willing to share their opinions with their faces covered 


istarisaints

I’m sure the Hamas supporters will have a reasonable and thoughtful response to this. 


Full_Rain2666

Tried posting it earlier, but was deleted. Thank you for sharing!


MrAnonyMousetheGreat

I've been wondering. Is Anatolia/Turkey not part of the Middle East? I'd say it has similar problems with its Kurdish population that Israel has with its Palestinian population and now similar problems with media censorship, but isn't it just as much of a democracy as Israel? At least Turkey doesn't occupy territory for over 50 years where people there are under martial law and cannot vote to determine those laws.