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Originally Posted by Bluestar
Jews do not equate to Zionists
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Originally Posted by Revert
The vast majority of Jews support Israel. Theres only that one site Jews against Zionism, its fringe minority as far as i am aware.
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Originally Posted by Variable
The question is now, does support for Israel equate to Zionism? To me, supporting Israel today doesn't equal zionism, - supporting settlers and those who want to see expansion into 'greater Israel' do.
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Originally Posted by Variable
I suppose... but if support for Israel's right to exist today makes one a Zionist, then count me in too. At round table discussions and in seminars though, it would seem to me that the word 'zionist' tends to refer to those who have expansionary goals from the current status quo.
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Allah (swt) has warned us against them.
5:51 O YOU who have attained to faith!
Do not take the jews and the Christians for your allies: they are but allies of one another and whoever of you allies himself with them becomes, verily, one of them; behold, God does not guide such evildoers.
5:82 Thou wilt surely find that,
of all people, the most hostile to those who believe [in this divine writ] are the jews as well as those who are bent on ascribing divinity to aught beside God; and thou wilt surely find that, of all people, they who say, "Behold, we are Christians," come closest to feeling affection for those who believe [in this divine writ]: this is so because there are priests and monks among them, and because these are not given to arrogance.
2:120
For, never will the jews be pleased with thee. nor yet the Christians, unless thou follow their own creeds. Say: "Behold, God's guidance is the only true guidance." And, indeed, if thou shouldst follow their errant views after all the knowledge that has come unto thee. thou wouldst have none to protect thee from God, and none to bring thee succour.