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Quote Originally Posted by Beanz View Post
Remember you didn't differentiate it made no difference to you that I am not a Zionist and that because my Mother is not Jewish most orthodox Jews would not even accept me to be Jewish. It was enough that my father and grandfather were Jews though for that to taint me 100% in your eyes.
If they won't accept you because of your mother's heritage, doesn't that make them RACIST?

Is that really any different than nazis rejecting people who were not "pure" aryan?

Zionism is very similar to nazism. All racism is unethical.
Not really it is just the way strictly orthodox Jews see things. I am as proud of being the grandson of a Gyspy as I am of being the grandson of a Jew, but I have met racists from all faiths and ethnicities. Even Zionism is bandied about as a catch all for people with very different beliefs. My friend who is a very well known Anglican priest, has recently returned form visiting the persecuted Christians in Syria would describe himself as a committed Zionist. What he means is that like myself although he passionately supports the right for Israel to exist, it does not mean that it's current government are not racist in their treatment of Palestinians and occupation of the West bank. He calls himself a Zionist but I do not. My own father has lived in both Israel and Palestine so I don't need the media to tell me its a simple black and white situation when i understand how complex the situation is.