zionism is a form of antisemitism. as a jew i speak against zienism because zionism is against me. let me explain briefly the problem:
- antisemitism is a philosophy that jews have no place in the societies where they are and they should leave for somewhere else
- zionism is the philosophy that jews have no place in the societies where they are and they should leave for somehwere else
yes, antisemites sometimes use aesthetic antizionism to hide their hate as they inject it into the conversation. i've written at least one report in the last 24 hours for someone using a slur as a stand in for "zionist" that has a slightly different meaning to jews and white supremacists alike.
but that does not mean we should stop discussing antizionism, and the way you are approaching this issue in this comment is actually a problem. it reads like you want to stop the conversation to prevent the risk that an antisemite will use antizionism to spread their antisemitism. but this only supports the status quo, and the status quo is antisemitic and zionist in nature.
we live, all of us, in a world of illusory divisions that the oppressor (we call the oppressor pharaoh since our history goes back to the bronze ages, and pharaoh was the first opressor we knew of) exploits. by shutting down the discussion of these illusions, you allow people to remain in the dark. please be more open to that allowing discussion of antizionism is important and needed.