Do people actually understand the (big) difference between anti-semitism and anti-zionism?

[Siri137]

The two are always conflated by the extreme ultra-right.

Zionism - the late 19th and early 20th century movement, led primarily by Jews, to create a Jewish ethnostate where Israel now exists. Based upon the myths found within what Christians call the Old Testament, and the Jews the Tanakh. They believe God gave them this land, and that therefore anything they do (or did) to those already living there was (and is) perfectly justified.

Anti-semitism - hatred of those who are classified as Semitic, i. e. Jews AND Arabs.

Yes, I knew there was a difference.

No, I thought the two were essentially the same.

Other/results.

[Smartman5]

Yes, Zionism and actual Judaism are not the same thing. But I do not think that Jews who do not have Zionist thoughts are innocent and blameless. The reason is that, according to the holy land view of the orthodox sect in Judaism, the state of Israel should be established after the coming of the Messiah. The Messiah has not yet come, and yet the state of Israel has been established. Orthodox Jews who oppose this continue to live in Israel. I don't know, it's a complicated situation. As a result, the understanding of holy land prevails among most Jews. There are also reformist Jews for whom there is no such thing as a holy land.

[Kaneki05]

No but more due to me not caring at all rather pretending to know what these words even mean.
I am atheist who couldn't care about any religion so none of it matters to me. And in my perfect world religion wouldn't exist, people would believe what they want but in their own homes nothing organized.

[Jennz6]

The protesters don’t know what they are protesting about and just say what they’re paid to do and say

[Kelly6]

@siri137 i knew it and can tell the difference.

[Saiesh30]

Yes given how things have turned, I'd say I'm 'Blessed' to have that basic understanding and to be able to separate the two.
I do feel that it's not that people don't know about that but choose not to believe in it else how'd their purpose of hatred be met.

[RebelinSteel]

Yeah it has been pretty much done to death with previous Labour and Union fun over Israel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36160928

[Anonymous]

The people in the house are power-tripping something fierce with that bill. Hopefully it won't pass the senate and if it makes it to the Supreme Court, they better strike that down immediately.

[Anonymous]

Yes I understand yet it really doesn’t matter once rockets and bombs are going off in your community also once your children are being taken hostage raped and killed it’s more about revenge than religion or style of government.

[laly520]

I do
not hard to tell the difference