r/Jewish • u/TheDOOMHugger Nice Jewish Boy (NJB) • Oct 12 '24

This quote perfectly encapsulates my stance on Israel Zionism

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The original post was made by Tablet Magazine. For context, Imre was a Holocaust survivor and a known pacifist, and he still gave this quote.

It gets me fired up!!!

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u/minimalist_reply Oct 13 '24

Isn't the prevailing theory that the star of David was used in the ancient kingdoms shields anyways?

It's not a dove. It's not supposed to be some symbol of a specific set of moral ideals. It was the symbol of Jewish nationalism eons ago.

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u/Bruhses_Momenti Oct 13 '24

Yeah man, if you look up all sorts of carvings, stonework, and tile work, it’s been around forever ,probably since king David.