Among many things, use of the word “#Zionist” sets off alarms for the many different people who hear it. Is it pure #antisemitism? Or is it an attack on the Israeli govt, whose snr leaders have expressed concern that the #ICC will issue arrest warrants for them? Is it an assault on the right of #Israel to exist? Or is it a demand that it not continue to exist w/in its current contours & constructs w/the #Palestinian people?
Since these protests began I've revisited some of the history of Civil Disobedience, and Non-Violence. These are hard things to practice, in a time (and a country) like ours. In an instant-everything society, we are primed to expect immediate results. Without these, we get Angry. Latent anger gives Troublemakers an easier path to co-opt our best efforts.
Meanwhile, none of us, here in the U.S., is actually contributing to end the 76-year struggle in Israel & surrounds.😐
[In the space of your statement, here, about character limits, I'd just like to take the self-serving opportunity to "amen" you. I often draw insults for the quality of my own wordy, often-awkward posts. At least I can trust that one other person faces the same challenge.]