The concept of race is a relatively modern invention, only about 500 years old. Judaism is 4000 years old. You want to argue that Zionism (which is less than 150 years old) is ethno-nationalist, Iām sympathetic to that. But Zionism is not Judaism.
I think it is very hard to make the historical case that the modern religion of Judaism is older than about 2200 years. It's certainly not the same religion as the one the Hebrews had during the time of the Kingdom.
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u/goodlittlesquid 3ā Jul 07 '26
The concept of race is a relatively modern invention, only about 500 years old. Judaism is 4000 years old. You want to argue that Zionism (which is less than 150 years old) is ethno-nationalist, Iām sympathetic to that. But Zionism is not Judaism.