Are all Jews Zionists, and are Zionists Jews? I don't get it.
2006-07-30 17:07:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Zionism is a political movement.
Judaism is a religion.
They are not the same thing.
Not all Jews are Zionists (In fact, some Jews, such as the Satmar Hasidim, are anti-Zionist.) And not all Zionists are Jews. A lot of Christians call themselves Zionists. Zionism is a catch-all term (rather like "Americanism") for people who support Israel. However, not all Zionists agree with each other on policies -- there are Zionist peaceniks (such as Oz v'Shalom and Shalom Achshav [Peace Now]) and Zionist warmongers and everything in between -- same as with "American Patriots."
You need to also be aware that some anti-Semitic groups, such as neo-Nazis and White Supremacists, use "Zionist" as a hate term that has no real basis in fact. "Zionists" do not control the media, the banks, or the government -- that's just a bunch of conspiracy theory garbage. Keep that in mind when the rants start to show up here...
2006-07-30 17:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, what the guy above said! He gave a very good summery of the differences between Zionism and Judaism. Judaism is a religion that follows the Torah while Zionism is a political movement that is sometimes akin to a terrorist movement. Like al-Quida, everything is fine until you disagree with them.
2006-07-30 17:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by Nadiah B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no the difference is that zionists are jews who beleive strongly in the nation of israel. they believe that it is a very important part of the religion. it is basically a sect of judaism. i am a zionist so i know
2006-07-30 17:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by nternetfreak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
judaism is a religion. zionists are jewish people who believe that israel should be the jewish homeland.
2006-07-30 17:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by larry j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋