Which reminds me of this articla on zionism
Posted by Chuck on 2026-November-4 03:41:45, WednesdayIn reply to Why Zionism is racism posted by diogenes on 2026-October-8 19:44:47, Thursday
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That is, zionism's MISLEADING THE JEWS in order to build up the israeli state. Heard of this before? I had not! Excerpt: (...) "Yet, early Zionism was an Ashkenazi-led movement steeped in the prejudices of its time. Leaders like David Ben-Gurion were vocal about their “civilizing” mission; Ben-Gurion notoriously expressed concerns over the “Levantinization” of the state, at one point comparing Sephardi and Mizrahi immigrants to “savages” or the enslaved populations of the American South. This Orientalist lens framed Mizrahi Jews as a necessary labor source, but culturally “backward.” Furthermore, many of these communities initially resisted the Zionist call. The Iraqi Jewish elite, deeply integrated into Baghdad’s economic and cultural fabric for over 2,500 years, viewed themselves primarily as Iraqis of the Jewish faith. Zionist emissaries often found them “stubbornly” attached to their homes, unmoved by nationalist appeals. When ideological persuasion failed, tactics shifted toward what some historians term “cruel Zionism”—the deliberate destabilization of Jewish life to force emigration." (...) "The most flashpoint example is the 1950–1951 Baghdad bombings, which targeted Jewish landmarks including the Masuda Shemtov Synagogue and a popular Jewish-owned coffee shop. While Israel has officially denied involvement for decades, research by British-Israeli historian Avi Shlaim—himself an Iraqi-born Jew—concluded that at least three of these bombings were the work of a Zionist underground operative. These attacks were calculated to “shatter the sense of security” within the community, effectively manufacturing the panic that led to the mass transfer of 110,000 Jews to Israel." [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonimisierungsdienst] |
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