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by chimeracoder 3196 days ago
> There are plenty of anti-Zionist Jews, both inside and outside Israel

Yes, Zionism was originally a minority nationalist movement within the Orthodox and Conservative Jewish communities. Only more recently did they become larger, empowered in part for political reasons by other political powers.

There are still large sects of Orthodox Judaism that believe that the existence of Israel actually prevents the Messiah from coming, because the true Israeli state will be founded by the Messiah.

In short: it's complicated. Not all Jews are Xionists, and not a Zionists are Jewish (anti-Semitic white nationalists are actually big supporters of Israel for reasons that aren't too surprising if you think about their motivations and the implications). And the reverse is true in both directions for people who oppose Zionism or the current Israeli state.