Not All Jewish People Are Zionists – Truth on Trial
Gary Whittaker
Truth on Trial: The Myth of Consensus — Not All Jewish People Were Zionists
Part 3 of 7 in the “Truth on Trial” Series from JackRighteous.com
The Erased Dissent
When people say “The Jewish people wanted a homeland,” they’re repeating a simplified story. A single story. And like all single stories, it’s dangerous.
Because the truth is this:
Many Jewish leaders—rabbis, scholars, Holocaust survivors—opposed the formation of the modern state of Israel.
Not out of self-hatred. Not out of ignorance. But out of moral clarity and deep religious conviction.
And their voices were silenced.
What They Knew Then
From the late 1800s through the 20th century, Zionism was not universally accepted among Jewish communities.
- Orthodox groups saw Zionism as a rebellion against divine timing.
- Secular intellectuals viewed it as religious nationalism veiled as liberation.
- Socialist Jewish thinkers warned it betrayed class solidarity and global equity.
- Anti-fascist Jewish survivors feared it echoed the ethno-nationalism that led to genocide.
“The creation of Israel as a Jewish state undermines the very principles of justice and equality we fought for in the West.”
—Rabbi Elmer Berger, American Council for Judaism, 1955
“A Jewish state... would eventually face the same problems of all nation-states: a permanent struggle between a dominant ethnic group and minorities.”
—Hannah Arendt, philosopher and Holocaust survivor
They weren’t fringe voices. They were part of a serious moral and political conversation that was deliberately buried.
Why Their Voices Were Buried
After World War II, the world carried deep guilt over the Holocaust. Western powers—particularly the U.S. and Britain—saw support for Zionism as a quick geopolitical fix.
Opposition from within the Jewish community was inconvenient. It complicated a narrative they needed to appear united.
So dissenters were:
- Excluded from public forums and media coverage
- Labeled “self-hating” or “traitors”
- Dismissed as aiding antisemitism
- Denied platforms in religious, academic, and political spaces
Even today, many Jewish individuals who critique Zionist policy are branded antisemitic—despite their identity and heritage. That’s how powerful the myth of consensus became.
The Price of Erasure
Suppressing dissent allowed the machinery of statehood and occupation to move forward unchecked. It led to:
- The forced displacement of over 700,000 Palestinians (the Nakba)
- Ongoing military occupation and apartheid conditions
- Conflating Jewish identity with Israeli state policy
- Moral blackmailing of anyone who questions these policies
Today, many political, religious, and media institutions treat Zionism as inseparable from Judaism. But it never was. And it still isn’t.
Project 2025 and the Revival of a Dangerous Alliance
What does this have to do with America?
Everything.
Project 2025 is aligned with Christian Zionist theology, which holds that the modern state of Israel is a required step in biblical prophecy—primarily to accelerate the return of Jesus.
This is not rooted in solidarity with Jewish people. It’s about exploiting prophecy for political power.
Project 2025 uses this theology to:
- Frame criticism of Israeli policy as religious blasphemy
- Push to criminalize anti-Zionist speech in schools and institutions
- Require allegiance to “Judeo-Christian values” as a loyalty test
- Tie Christian prophecy directly into U.S. foreign policy
This is the same political-religious fusion that silenced dissenters in 1948. It now shapes Project 2025’s media, legislative, and theological goals.
Zionism is no longer just Israeli policy—it is a strategic weapon in the global culture war.
Recovering the Buried Witness
It’s time to restore the voices that were erased:
- Rabbis who wept at the rise of nationalism over mercy
- Survivors who feared statehood might replicate their trauma
- Thinkers who believed you could seek safety without becoming an oppressor
These voices weren’t enemies of Judaism. They were defenders of its soul. And their warnings now echo louder than ever.
Where Do We Go from Here?
In the next installment, we’ll confront a different kind of silence—the theological rewriting that took place under white Christian slave owners, and how their version of Jesus still shapes American theology today.
Because before we can talk about justice, we must talk about Jesus made in their image.
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