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 In 2024, antisemitism has evolved into a campaign of spreading lies and distorting narratives, no matter how absurd these fabrications may become.

I have seen videos where people claim they visited Israel and witnessed a fantastical reality where no one pays for anything! from housing to daily necessities. Beyond the fact that no such thing exists anywhere, Israel is one of the most expensive places on the globe.

Moreover, there's an entire industry known as "Pallywood", where staged scenes of misery and despair are manufactured to paint Israel as a malevolent force. This industry thrives on creating and disseminating deceptive images and videos to manipulate public opinion.

A significant part of this modern antisemitism is the vilification of Zionism.

Lies are spread about Zionism to make it appear as an evil ideology.

However, Zionism is simply the right of the Jewish people to live in their own land.

That is it.

It is profoundly telling that we even need a term like "Zionism" to describe such a basic right.

The absurdity becomes even more apparent when considering that the United Nations established Israel as the homeland for the Jewish people, in coexistence with Arabs and other residents of the region, in 1948.

The necessity for a specific term to defend the Jewish people's right to their own homeland underscores the unique and persistent challenges we face.

The spread of antisemitism through lies and false narratives not only distorts the truth but also undermines the legitimate and historical connection of the Jewish people to the land previously called Palestine and before that Judea and Samaria.

All these acts of blunt hate towards Jewish people in the past year stress is the need for us to have our own country and army...

Because clearly, no country seems too eager to protect us.




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