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**boXGWf04** · 12-29-2009, 07:55 AM

Salaam alaikum,

There definitely is a difference between Judaism and Zionism. Judaism is a religion; it is strictly monotheistic (they believe in ALLAH alone, Who had no partners), they consider Moses (as) the greatest prophet, and their holy book is the Torah. Zionism is a political movement that believes that the land of Israel/Palestine should be a Jewish state. There are plenty of people that follow Judaism but are not Zionist; there are lots of Jews that very publicly call for Palestinian rights and freedoms, and there are even entire sects of Judaism (for example, the Satmars, a branch of ultra-Orthodox Judaism) that don't support the State of Israel and call for the return of the land to Palestinians. There are also plenty of Zionists that are not Jewish (for example, there are quite a few evangelical Christians that are strong supporters of Israel). Therefore, one cannot assume that because one is Jewish that they are also Zionist, or because they are Zionist that they are Jewish.

Hope this helps clarify, Insha'Allah.

12-29-2009, 07:55 AM	#2
boXGWf04 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 505 Senior Member	Salaam alaikum, There definitely is a difference between Judaism and Zionism. Judaism is a religion; it is strictly monotheistic (they believe in ALLAH alone, Who had no partners), they consider Moses (as) the greatest prophet, and their holy book is the Torah. Zionism is a political movement that believes that the land of Israel/Palestine should be a Jewish state. There are plenty of people that follow Judaism but are not Zionist; there are lots of Jews that very publicly call for Palestinian rights and freedoms, and there are even entire sects of Judaism (for example, the Satmars, a branch of ultra-Orthodox Judaism) that don't support the State of Israel and call for the return of the land to Palestinians. There are also plenty of Zionists that are not Jewish (for example, there are quite a few evangelical Christians that are strong supporters of Israel). Therefore, one cannot assume that because one is Jewish that they are also Zionist, or because they are Zionist that they are Jewish. Hope this helps clarify, Insha'Allah.
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