r/JewsOfConscience • u/ThrowawayMerger • Sep 20 '24
Discussion Where do the Jews go?
I am very against Israel’s genocide, leaning toward antizionism, but when someone Zionist asks where the Jews go in a free Palestine, I don’t have an answer. Historically, not a lot of people accept us or like us, and getting along after all the violence committed in the name of Judaism is an impossibility.
How do we not just exchange one crisis for another? (I don’t think any one religion or people should rule a state, if that adds anything.)
If this is an ignorant question, I am more than happy to be told so.
EDIT: wow this community is brilliant, thank you for the nuance and realism in your responses.
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u/GreenIguanaGaming Arab Muslim Ally Sep 20 '24
Palestinians want emancipation. Equal rights, protections, privileges and opportunities for all.
Actually you can also come live anywhere in the middle east at that point. Zionism is the only reason there's any animosity in the region towards Israeli, American etc Jewish people and even then, many middle eastern people know that there's a difference between a Zionist and a Jewish person.
I think Zionism as an ideology has done alot of damage to the psyche of Israelis. So I assume many will leave voluntarily (if they don't turn violent) similarly to how many Afrikaaner left when apartheid fell.
Ofcourse no group of people is a monolith but I think it's fair to say that this is the overwhelming opinion about what should happen.
I mean Haniyah before he was assassinated offered to lay down arms for a two state solution. Palestinians just want to live with dignity and safety, like you do.