Legitimate criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism

[aranthus]

1. Some of this I agree with

Criticizing Netanyahu is in no way anti-Zionist, let alone antisemitic. And if the author accurately quotes a writer in the Jerusalem Post (he doesn't give a citation), then that writer is ludicrous.

Here is where he steps wrong. He claims that all anti-Zionism is a political position, and that simply isn't true. Political and Religious anti-Zionists believe very different things for very different reasons.

First, the belief of Religious anti-Zionists can be summarized as, "The Jews are not entitled to a state in Israel, yet. Sometime in the future for sure, but not right now." The belief of political anti-Zionists is, "The Jews are not entitled to a state in Israel at all. Not now, not ever, never." Religious anti-Zionists accept that Jews are a people who have a legitimate claim to the land. Political anti-Zionists don't.

Second, the belief of Religious ant-Zionists is not political. It is obviously religious. They believe that for Jews to create a state of Israel is a usurpation of God's authority. Political anti-Zionism is premised on the denial of Jewish national rights. That's why all political anti-Zionism is per se antisemitic; it's hostile to Jews at its core. It's also why the existence of religious anti-Zionism does not legitimize political anti-Zionism. They are two very different sets of ideas.