Imagine a group of people who work to destroy Italy.

Because they claim, Italy's origins are illegitimate.

Imagine further that these people maintain that of all the countries in the world

only Italy doesn't deserve to exist.

And then imagine that these people vigorously deny that they are anti-Italian.

Would you believe them?

Now substitute Israel for Italy, and you'll understand the dishonesty and absurdity of the argument

that one could be anti-Zionist that is against the existence of a Jewish state,

but not anti-Semitic.

But that is precisely what anti-Zionists say.

They argue that Israel's existence is illegitimate.

They don't believe this of any other country in the world no matter how bloody its origins.

And then they get offended when they're accused of being anti-Semitic.

How can they make this argument?

First, they change the topic.

They say it's unfair to charge those who merely criticize Israel with being anti-Semitic.

But criticism of Israel is fine.

Denying Israel's right to exist isn't.

Anti-Zionism isn't criticism of Israel.

Anti-Zionism is opposition to Israel's existence.

Zionism is the name of the movement that advocates for the return of Jews to their historic homeland.

Over the past 3,000 years, there were only two independent states located in what is called Israel.

...