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Throughout Jewish history, the Jewish people have yearned for a return to Israel or Zion, our ancient Jewish homeland. Majority of the commandments in the Tanach relate to the Land of Israel. Even in exile, Jews continued to face Jerusalem when we pray.
Each year at the Passover Seder and at the conclusion of Yom Kippur, Jews proclaim “Next Year in Jerusalem.” At Jewish wedding ceremonies it is customary for the groom to break a glass and recite “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning.”
These are merely a few examples that demonstrate how integral Zionism is to Jewish identity. Demanding that Jews renounce their support for Israel in order to be accepted to some social groups, is asking vast majority of Jews to disavow their Jewish identity.
This demand is flagrantly discriminatory and it must be forcefully condemned as antisemitic. It discriminates against Israelis on the basis of their national origin, and it discriminates against Jews of all nationalities to require them to discard their Jewish identity.
