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From: warren@pluto.UUCP (Warren Burstein)
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Subject: Re: Arabists in n.r.j.
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Date: Thu, 21-Nov-85 12:13:45 EST
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Summary: non != anti

In article <641@k.cs.cmu.edu>, tim@k.cs.cmu.edu (Tim Maroney) writes:
> Come on, Mr. Abeles.  Equating opposition to Zionism with anti-Semitism is
> stupid.  Are the many non-Zionist Jews in the world anti-Semitic?
> 
> I do not wish to debate the issue of Zionism per se; my point is simply that
> anti-Zionism is NOT the same as anti-Semitism, and anyone even slightly
> familiar with attitudes within American Judaism during the last few decades
> knows that.

You have pointed out that there are *non*-Zionist Jews who are not
anti-Semitic.  There is a world of difference between non-Zionist Jews
("I don't want to move to Israel or support it financially or politcally.")
to anti-Zionists. ("I would like to see the State of Israel be destroyed.")
These latter, if not anti-semites, come as nearly as close as a semite can
get.  Jews who support the State, but differ with the government's policies
are neither.