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What happens when you dehumanize 'Zionists'

JL;DR SUMMARY Arno Rosenfeld examines the implications of dehumanizing 'Zionists' and the growing trend of equating Jewish identity with Zionism, a bias often underpinning antisemitic rhetoric. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityIsrael Palestine ConflictZionismAmerican JewsProgressive PoliticsViolenceAnti ZionismJewish SafetyPolitical Rhetoric

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Boulder, Colorado, United States
"A police officer walks on Pearl street, the site of an attack on demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, in Boulder, Colorado, on June 1."
New York City, New York, United States
"Say it loud, say it clear, we dont want no Zionists here, marchers chanted while crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in May, a sentiment that trickles down to Harvard students boycotting Jewish events at Hillel because they fucking hate Zionists."

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