r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Jul 10 '24
AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday
It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.
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u/Horsepenny Jul 10 '24
Palestinian American here. I was wondering about the Jewish perspective on calling a Zionist a Nazi. The Zionists around me are mostly Christian, but I have also used this insult with Jewish Zionists, and something made me pause. I realized that (even though I give no shit what a Zionist feels), a nonZionist Jewish person might be party to that conversation (either online or by onlookers), and it may cause harm.
I only want to hurt the feelings of a Zionist, not the innocent people around me.
So, what is your opinion on the use of Nazi to describe Zionists?
(Another note - this is not how I start conversations. It is always in response to their insults. I usually get terrorist or other Islamophobic bullshit.)