Could you tell me why the Palestinians have to recognize the zionist state's right...

[Whatsthepoint]

It is in the name of their religion - you have people trying to justify the secular state by using the bible (eg evengelicals) and then you have zionist doing the same thing - it brings Judiasim into - then the Jews that are against the whole thing are saying that its against Judaism.

Zionism is a secualr movement for the most part its not about the messiah or aynthing, merely a homeland for the jewish people.

 

[ragdollcat1982]

Zionism is a secualr movement for the most part its not about the messiah or aynthing, merely a homeland for the jewish people.

What a lot of people fail to realize is that Judiasm is more than a religion it is a racial and ethnic identity as well. While one may have a nominal belief in God, they can still consider themselves Jewish.

 

[Zafran]

Zionism is a secualr movement for the most part its not about the messiah or aynthing, merely a homeland for the jewish people.

zionist do use the bible and religous arguments - Your right that zionism from start was a secular movment - but ofcourse to win the hearts and minds of the religous people they had to use religoin - where else do you think the argumnet that God gave Jews the land comes from? - I've even seen some zionist trying to use the Quran to justify the state of modern Isreal!

 

[Whatsthepoint]

zionist do use the bible and religous arguments - Your right that zionism from start was a secular movment - but ofcourse to win the hearts and minds of the religous people they had to use religoin - where else do you think the argumnet that God gave Jews the land comes from? - I've even seen some zionist trying to use the Quran to justify the state of modern Isreal!

I think the bible (or the Quran) is used as a historical evidence of Jews living there, conquering it etc. And all the rant about promised land is more of a poetic justification.
I'm talking about secular zionism of course.

 

[GreyKode]

What a lot of people fail to realize is that Judiasm is more than a religion it is a racial and ethnic identity as well. While one may have a nominal belief in God, they can still consider themselves Jewish.

So Jews now are a race, scientifically that's impossible.
How can middle eastern sephardic jews of yemen relate to european ashkenazi jews of europe????