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Is “Zionism” a form of white supremacism?
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Source: Unpacked for Educators
The term “white supremacy” has often been used to target Jews and Zionists. It portrays them as alt-right radicals with similar views to neo-Nazis — aiming to stigmatize and isolate them.
But in reality, the Jewish people as a group have never supported white supremacy. And this accusation erases Jews of color — a significant group in the state of Israel and around the world. In Israel itself, 48% of Jews identify as Sephardic or Mizrahi (of Middle Eastern or North African descent).
White supremacy has in fact been one of the most dangerous ideologies that targets Jews, most notably during the 2017 “Unite the Right” Rally in Charlottesville, VA and in the 2019 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh where 11 American Jews were murdered by a shooter espousing white supremacist ideology.
Learn more: What is Zionism
Video: “Was Zionism a Form of Colonialism?”
Source: Unpacked for Educators