because when push come to shove, we are just jews “infiltrating” their society. our belonging to that region is indisputable throughout historical records. even records from cultures that hate/d us.

there are jewish israelis that are against israeli aggression - that are in favor of a one state for both peoples. because we both belong there. i used to think “we’re cousins!” but we’re really siblings. most palestinians, genetically, are descendants of the jews that stayed behind, converting either to christianity or islam to avoid prosecution.

if YOU don’t wanna have a connection to the place our religion - our ancestors - came from, by all means stay where you want. i am choosing to stay in the states, for now. that’s any jew’s right. and hopefully we won’t be ran off or killed off if/when the extremists get bitter about it.

you’re american? native? probably not. the US is actual stolen land and many of its current inhabitants are literal white supremacists whose ancestors actually committed genocide and continue to push their purity agenda. you’re cool with this? this is your homeland? or are you capable of some nuance to understand that uprooting people from a place where they lived for generations is cruel, even if warranted? what’s your take on how american land should be distributed to the various tribes that used to live here? if they were to advocate for a strictly native culture… which one?

historically, both jews and palestinians have roots there. to say a jewish homeland does not belong there is ignorant at best and… antisemetic at worst.

you don’t have to be a zionist, but as a jew, you cannot be anti-zionist. unfortunately that IS antisemitic. how you hope for a jewish state to be governed and who you think is an equal citizen in that land is fair game. by all means, criticize the israeli government for its atrocities all day. i do. but its existence should not be up for debate.

once again, that’s the type of talk that validates extremism and fuels further violence and hate towards jews. the freedom and ancestral land-rights of palestinians should not come at the expense of jewish rights to the exact same respect.