"Take a hypothetical example: if Muslims were to create a “nation of Islam” on Palestinian land, forcibly displacing Palestinians and occupying Palestinian land in the process, I would condemn it just as strongly— even as a Muslim— because it would involve colonizing the land of the indigenous people."
Re: “What gets lost in the discussion about antisemitism”
I strongly disagree with Ms. Marsha Barber’s statement that “anti-Zionism can sometimes be a euphemism for antisemitism.” Ms. Barber is conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, as being anti-Zionist does not inherently mean hating Jews. Anti-Zionism is opposition to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land, the forced displacement of Palestinians from their ancestral homes, apartheid policies that dehumanize Palestinians based on ethnicity, and Israel’s ongoing genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip condemned by Amnesty International on December 5, 2024.
Take a hypothetical example: if Muslims were to create a “nation of Islam” on Palestinian land, forcibly displacing Palestinians and occupying Palestinian land in the process, I would condemn it just as strongly— even as a Muslim— because it would involve colonizing the land of the indigenous people.
We are currently witnessing one of the world’s most broadcasted genocides in the occupied Gaza Strip, alongside Israel’s settler violence and indiscriminate bombing in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Therefore, we must be cautious when equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, as it is sometimes being used to silence legitimate pro- Palestinian advocacy.