The resolution makes a dangerous conflationā€”and quite a few Democrats gave their wholehearted support.

ā€œThe resolution suggests that all anti-Zionismā€”it statesā€”is antisemitism. Thatā€™s either intellectually disingenuous or just factually wrong,ā€ said New York Representative Jerry Nadler, who voted present. ā€œThe authors if they were at all familiar with Jewish history & culture should know about Jewish anti-Zionism that was and is expressly not antisemitic. This resolution ignores the fact that even today, certain Orthodox Hasidic Jewish communities ā€¦ have held views that are at odds with the modern Zionist conception.ā€

  • Decoy321@lemmy.world
    71Ā·
    1 year ago

    Iā€™m not trying to argue against you here, I was just curious about the info and wanted to share it.

    So, it turns out that Buddhism is actually the official religion for 4 countries: Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. Itā€™s also the majority religion for 3 more states: Thailand, Mongolia, and Laos. Total population of Buddhists exceeds 500 mil, about 7-8% of the worldā€™s population according to 2010s data.

    How does this relate to Israel? Precisely fuck all. I just thought it was interesting to share how widespread Buddhism is.

    • Ugly Bob@sh.itjust.works
      8Ā·
      1 year ago

      None of those states claim to be ā€œthe Buddhist stateā€ or that an attack on them is an attack on Buddhism.