Why young Americans are starting to question Zionism: Simone Zimmerman on The Listening Post
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Anti-Zionist Jews have formed a key part of the protests across the United States against Israel’s war on Gaza. Given the importance of US support for Israel, it’s a movement that could prove pivotal.
We hear from one of its leaders, Simone Zimmerman, whose own transition away from Zionism forms the core of the recent award-winning documentary, Israelism.
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Simone Zimmerman - Co-Founder, IfNotNow
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We live in crazy times when Jewish Voice for Peace is blacklisted as an 'antisemitic' organization.
Haters are gonna hate!
Stop Israeli Apartheid.
The 'anti-semitic card' is tattered and worn and THREADBARE from decades of OVER-USE. Everybody knows.
Jewish Voice for Peace saved me from blaming all Jews.....They are amazing, but just one of many groups
Uh, it is an anti-semitic Jew-hate organization.
GOOD TO SEE THAT THERE ARE YOUNG JEWS WHO ARE AWAKE AND DE-PROGRAMMED. THERE IS HOPE. 👍🏼
there are many, you don't know them?
Not just young Jews
🙂
This lady is a rare gem.
Brave and intelligent woman with a beautiful soul.
Rejecting zionism and condemning Israeli war crimes is not antisemitic.
Yes it is
@@cbs63 You should never support Hamas like terrorism.. at any cost..
@@SpookyRipples9 agree
It's time we the people took responsibility for our own collective failure to hold our leaders to account for far too long.
_"All People's have the right to self defence from Colonial rule, including armed resistance"_
UN Charter: Protocol 1
Call for Government by People's Referenda:
Peaceful Encampment of our Capitals until it's installed, or run Mascot Candidates
Single Issue Referendums with thresholds and a social contract means Communities can vote their own laws.
A Public Authority can audit police and prosecute bad cops in our own courts.
Nationalise resources and give Indigenous peoples the right of Sovereignty over them as Guardians.
This can be achieved through a General Strike or Velvet Revolution, much like the Occupy movement, peacefully occupying State Buildings until a People's Mandate can be implemented.
With the appropriate checks and balances, you could have a national digital forum where qualified professionals can debate the issues in a public setting without all the disinformation and bad faith antics, hatespeech etc.
Any vote would need to pass the 70% threshold, with a veto or _rewrite_ vote needing 30%.
The issues would be debated, the public educated, and then a vote taken. Votes that fail will have to wait a year before trying again. Any new proposal (Citizen Initiated Referendum) would have to reach a threshold of support before it made it onto the register.
This would be subject to a Social Contract (New Constitution) that forbids human rights abuses and discrimination.
That can be written in the same manner based on the core principles we all share. Councils and Boards could operate in the same fashion at Scale.
It works in a way that obligates people to better educate themselves ( that is to use logic and evidence in their reasoning ) for a better understanding of the issues, and then take collective responsibility for the outcomes. As opposed to the divisive US v them scapegoating and bi-partisan finger pointing the current Capitalist Pyramid Scheme runs on.
Enough is enough
We need Government by People's Referenda, either through Mascot Candidates or Peaceful Encampment of the Capitals until one is established.
Make it an annual March on Oct 14
Under a single white flag 🏳️
You can copy/share 🙏
It's about Peace and Democracy; don't give them anything to twist
Done without shouting or banners, this strategy cannot be stopped once in motion
It's time to end the Colonial State
@@SpookyRipples9 why can't Nazis define terrorism?
Brava!! Thank you for speaking out.
I grew up in a Jewish community, I conflated antisemitism with anti-Zionism. I can comfortably say now that I’m proud anti-Zionist and someone who fervently fights antisemitism
Good. Israel is fighting "Palestinism".
So you are for the destruction of Israel. You want Israel to be destroyed ?
Who do you do that I would like to know 🤔🧐
That is excellent. You ARE assisting in the fight against antisemitism with your stance. When this horror show is over, and the world is looking to attribute blame, the positive work by Jews, who disassociated themselves from the State of Israel, will suddenly REALLY matter.
Anti-semitism would include Palestians too because they TOO are Semites...as are other INDIGENOUS people from that region and territory.
Must listen programme, thank you Al Jazeera for having this lovely young lady Simone Zimmerman
:'I was fed a huge amount of lies about Israel' - Seth Rogen
The entire US was fed huge amounts of lies about Israel. It's actually an Apartheid state!
No one quotes little Sethey.
@@teachersped2918Are you a preteen entering middle school dear?
Me 3 during the 60s.
Netanyahu and his cronies must hate people who consider both sides of this conflict, like Ms Zimmerman. Respect for her, and like minded people. 👍🇦🇺
Netanyahu made a commitment to Rabbis to ensure their objectives come to pass.
She is brilliant! She's doing more for the Jewish people than Israel ever did.
A good person who has rejected brain washing
Otto Weininger.
The US main stream media (basically) supports Apartheid. 😢
Arabic is a Semetic Language yet they claim Mulims who speak the Arabic Language are Anti-Semetic😂😂😂😂😂..
@the ok, you obviously language expert .So let us call them Jew haters ,better?
@@gregkle9384 No, it's worse. I think they can fairly be called Jew critics.
Jews are the only ones who conflate criticism with hate, so it is actually a big projection.
Whenever the word "anti-Semitism" is uttered, there is always a pedant to correct us on the use of the word Semite. Don't you have other things to do ?
@@warmperson2007 Yes, how awful to think that words actually mean something!
@@warmperson2007that word can not be used for yews because they are not a Shemitic people they are Europeans Ashkenazi not Shemitic people. They are not indigenous people. But what ever helps you to sleep at not will no longer work for you. This is Esau edom trouble and the gentiles tribulation time now 😂.
What a beautiful young Lady. Love you and may God protect you from all Evil.
Amen
She's very sick.
Adam Friedland is a young Jewish leader in the anti Zionism movement, he was the first to bring me a deeper understanding of the Israeli crimes against the humans in Palestine
Lady my dear you have a good heart. Please find a way to STOP this genocide and seek justice for the Palestinians as it’s their land please and the Jews are the occupiers !?!?!,!?!,?
@bang firstly ,there isn’t specific Palestinian people,there are Palestinian Arabs,Palestinian Jews, Palestinian Christians etc.
If Israel lost 1948 war these co called Palestinians would be Egyptians,Jordanians,Lebanese or Syrians and together with Jews,Christians and others who lived on geographical territory called Palestine would be citizens of these countries .
48-67 Egypt and Jordan controlled Gaza and Judea and Samaria and Palestinian Arabs didn’t establish Palestinian state.Why? Secondly “ genocide “? No,just special military operation against Hamas who actually attempted genocide by killing innocent civilians including children,kidnapping,torturing and raping
Two state solution is the only just solution for both people : Jews of Palestine and Arabs of Palestine.
@@gregkle9384..
Please read some history on the subject.. 1917- 1937- 1948 onwards.
YAHSUA is the Way the Truth and the Life.
JOHN 14: 6
Facts! Thank you!
I have opposed the Israeli occupation for decades like many of my friends, who btw, were Jewish. From the rubble of this horror the young are continuing that vision. Bravo to Simone and her work. It will drive her for the rest of her life.
Remember Rachel Corrie RIP 2003
@@punapeterThere's STILL no accountability for her henious atrocious death by the Zionists. Nothing at all.
Simone Zimmerman is a very Special person , Courageous, Knowledgeable & Passionate 🇵🇸
Thank you, lady.
Stop Netanyahu now, USA.
AIPAC 💰
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Netanyahu is a war criminal.
@SeanPan-it3jm
Will see if majority of Jews kick Netnyahu out in next elections, and hopefully put in prison.
Zionism is not judiasim
I’m no longer interested in Hebrew feelings. ALL EYES ON RAFAH
So well spoken and eloquent. Yes, there is hope with people like her and the new generation. I hope change comes fast.
Strange how there are *THOUSANDS* of Jewish Americans and Jewish Israelis who are saying the same as this chick, but the mainstream media doesn't give them coverage.
By raising her Voice in favor of JUSTICE , Mr. ZIMMERMAN has put herself as Important Jew person to fight against to NEO-ZIONISM present not only in Israel but also at Gaze's Strip and RAFAH's border.
Thanks & good job. Don't settle. Break the cycle. Rebel.
It started the moment British troop left Palestine in 1948 ...
It actually started before that... There were two Jewish terrorist groups who were shooting at British soldiers and bombing British buildings because they wanted the British out....
Love you all for supporting Humanity
Love, Respect and gratitude to Simone, to ALL Jewish people, ALL Students, ALL Protestor, ALL Nations standing with Palestine 💛
I stand with the Jewish people ✡️
I stand against Israeli Apartheid.
I support the Palestinian people 🇵🇸❤🇺🇸
Irish wish for Gaza... from the Riverdance to the Sea, Palestine will be free 🍉
Same people
The Jews of the Bible were Celtic. That's why you have the same folklore. Same with Lebanon, Iran and Yemen
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Insha Allah 🇵🇸🇵🇸
Thank you for speaking out ❤
When muslim will speak against hamss
@@harshvardhancse1When will you speak out against ethnic cleansing, occupation, killing, apartheid, etc by lsrahell?
@@Keepthepeacesharethelove i do speak ethnic cleansing if jews from muslim world … gaza has 10000 jews now 0 . Israel have 2 mn arab muslim livinv safely with equal righr zzxx
Israel has highest freedom index in middle east
Stop the killing of innocent.
Free.Palestine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Free Palestine from Hamas
🇵🇸 ❤ 🇺🇸
From AIPAC, Zionism and german guilt.
THE CHARTER OF THESE PEOPLE SAYS IT ALL THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THIS EVIL !!!! Love John !!!!!
@jhon “ these people “? Talking about yourself
@@gregkle9384EVERYBODY KNOWS. There's nothing you can say or do anymore. The entire world community KNOWS. WE'RE ALL WITNESSES to your henious atrocities. Everybody knows.
Hsbara would lie and label her hmas as usual
Say No! Ask about Zionism and Israel!!!
Part of the reason Israeli Zionists are so successful in the U.S. is because the U.S. itself is a settler colonial state and everyone who isn't an Indigenous Native person or a descendant of enslaved people is a settler. All other immigrants are taught to claim refugee status as the gov't encourages the erasure of Indigenous Native people with a replacement society as the Israeli govt has tried to eradicate Palestinians. Americans were doing the same thing, a few generations ago, that people are watching IOF soldiers doing in Gaza. It's good that Americans, Jewish or not are beginning to understand that colonization is nothing more than a group of people stealing land and resources from Indigenous people around the world at any cost rather than upholding it as a wonderful advance in civilization. Free Palestine
america is awakening..... young people without decades of hypnosis about israel the brave state, are the first to see the monstrous israel in the light of day. The few more mature people that see israel for what it is are growing rapidly as they see barbarous events on a daily basis. Israel can assassinate the journalists in (illegally) occupied territories, but we still see what they do.
Free Palestine.
Even in Israel there is a large community who oppose Israel's oppressive regime and apartheid in Palestine.
God protect her
No.
She may end up like Rachel Cory killed by the Mafia state's mossad hitmen.
@@JackFieldBandyes 🇵🇸🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🇲🇾❤
Great conversation. Thank you for letting Simone speak
Narrative shattered! Thank you for defending the truth 😊
Free Gaza
Stand with Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤
Stand with Israel.
Great heart
You are very brave and intelligent woman. 😊
A good show!
Can you imagine what zeonist had been done to palestinian before social media and internet as this time?? More horrible.....
@rud they supply water electricity,telecommunications etc,gave work in Israel,treatment in Israel.That’s what “zeonist “ did🥸
You can read about it in the Bible. They kill them the same as they ever did. It is a part of their old time religion.
Remember Rachel Corrie RIP 2003
Zionism is a political movement. As long as you stick to criticising the politics and not the cultures and ethnicities from which that politics was produced, no matter how ignorant or misguided you believe them to be, then you'll never stray into anti-semitism.
@RealUlrichLeland your definition is far too unusable for zionists wailing about anti semitism.
People can just be Anti War
Sort of. But what if one side attacks you. Should you not respond because you're anti war?
@@yitzhakspolter9551 Yes but doesnt mean we have to pick sides. Or give either side wespons or money
@adorabledeplorable5740 that's fair enough. As an Israeli, I don't completely understand why the US backs Israel. But I'm sure they have their reasons and aren't only backing Israel for "moral" reasons.
If the US didn't back Israel, then Israel would be forced to not hold back, and the war would most likely escalate.
Yes, you should. It's called non violent resistance.
@@yitzhakspolter9551Everybody knows now. It can't be spun any longer. There's no peddled narrative to justify what the entire world community have witnessed LIVE-STREAMED over the past 8+months. EVERY BODY KNOWS. No spin will suffice.
Brilliant discussion! Very helpful. I believe Israel is an Apartheid state and this has little to do with the Jewish religion!
The Gaza Genocide is the ‘unfinished business of 1948’ The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine - what the Jewish immigrant settlers failed to do in the remaining 22% of Palestine. It’s always been a demographic war against Palestinian indigenous existence. E.g. 531 Palestinian villages deliberately destroyed in 1948, massacres and mass expulsions. Since 1967, in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, at least 35,000 Palestinian homes deliberately demolished, bulldozed and dynamited on various pretexts. “Zionism is a genocidal ideology”. “It should be dismantled and destroyed “. Professor David Miller, a former Bristol University academic. Israel is a brutal occupying colonialist Power which committed Genocide in 1948, slow incremental genocide before October 7th against the Gaza Strip according to top UN human rights lawyer Craig Mukhaiber, now full-blown genocide; and ethnic cleansing, Apartheid and colonialist laws, violent colonialism, pogroms, dispossession of lands, homes and properties, 2 to 3 million Palestinian olive and fruit trees destroyed since 1967 in the West Bank, repression, murder and massacres at many different levels in the Palestinian Territories over 76 years.
@mus “ olive trees” ?you are really amateurs in your propaganda
"Unfinish business".
As opposed to all the arab countries who successfully ethnically cleansed the Jews. I would call that "finished business"
@@gregkle9384 a golem comes out with the most irrelevant distraction from a comprehensive litany of genocide by the european jews of israel.
I have hope in the next generation
So she was 11 years old when Corrie was run over by a D-9?
I strongly believe that young Jews can make their world better in that part of the world.
Some of their big problems to solve are:
Can they create a Israel that coexists with its neighbors in Palestine?
Can they give back land that belongs to Palestine?
Can Palestinians who live amongst them live in peace and have a right to a safe life?
Everyone wants a safe place to live and live a happy life with their loved ones.
Israelism is a great movie 🍿 super inspiring ✊
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as an older american catHolic and a a cold war high school graduate.... in the past i felt as if im being blindsided whenever an israeli is in the room .... im texting from my long term memory about usa israelis in NY and NJ United States
and similar to any type of cult deprograming .... one can notice and hear the change and dislodging of a of cult status within the sound of an individuals voice sound and voice confidence
Appreciate Mr Gizbert’s longevity in AJE. I remember watching the Listening Post as a young teenager many years ago. Always good content.
All eyes 👀👀👀 on rafah .
Free Palestine
Antisemitism has no place anywhere
Free Palestine
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Simone you're beautiful human being, God bless you and thank you
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Lots of love and respect to Simone from Ireland
It’s our responsibility to root out members who bring shame to the entire tribe….Thank You Simone!
Good to see some of them have hearts
Deepest respect for Simone. What a brave and an honest lady!!
Zionism and Israel should had never existed because the Palestinian people's ethnic "cleansing", genocide would had never existed like Illan Pappe had proved writing and talking about Zionism and Israel being settler colonial ideology and settler colonial state. She is right too.
What an intelligent, well-spoken young woman!!
Thank you both
It blows my mind to hear a lot of jews that grow in Israel that niver hard of the nakba .
A real representation of someone who exercises their imagination, raising their voice on behalf of those who have no voice. I can see so many emotional experiences from her eyes.
proud of our amazing youth
Strangé that there are very little journalists in Israel that are critical and neutral!!
Personally, I never had a problem with judisim.on the contrary, we have the most respect. My problem is with zionists. Even none European jews suffer greatly.i have Jewish friends in university days and at work .actually, the most complimants and thanks were from my Jewish patients. One of the surgeons who happened to be Jewish used to tell us about things. I will he banned from UA-cam if I mention them.
I have no problem with Palestinians. I just reject a Palestinian state. You see? You're not that clever. I see what you're trying to do.
@@JackFieldBand This purple Unicorn just told me he gave me your house
Says I lived there in a past life
Get out now, this is your final warning
You're not the only one who can play make believe, and wage war in the name of "self defence"
@JackFieldBand SO you're all FOR one side having FULL individual rights and sovereignty but ZERO equal statehood, borders, and rights for the other side? You sound VERY biased against the other side's human beings. Tell us you have no respect or humanity for the Palestinian people without telling us.
@@Uncanny_Mountain in 1939 USSR come to Finland and told Finns give me your Karelia and Finns did
A very necessary voice in the movement. Free Palestine!!!! ❤❤❤❤
If only beautiful souls like Simone and her friends from young Israelis and Palestinians were in power. They would've finally removed all the injustices in this troubled piece of land and made it much better place than any of us could've imagined.
Such a wonderful intelligent women.
Fantastic young lady ❤
She is a shinning light of the human capacity to be fair to every one. Unfortunately, her breed is a very rare one these days!
Brave and morally correct woman. Thank you.
She has awaken to what is really going on. 👍
Respect for Simone ❤
Continue to educate the world. People are so ignorant of the real truth of Israel.
Free the Palestine people's everything will be OK Jewish and Arab people live together in Palestine zioins people's lives in Israel
In the Middle East if you give up your land you are seen as weak and will be eliminated ( God forbid )
Wow! I need to see this documentary.
She’s amazing ✨
We are all one, humanity first, hope to have peace in this World, thanks ❤
How can we see her film?
Do a web search on Israelism. The official website will tell you where you can see it, either in theaters or streaming.
great coverage, thank you
Girl gives me hope!
Salute to you❤❤❤❤
A decent young Jewish finding the truth , this is the hand we can embrace and together fight apartheid and all sort of antisemitism and give Palestinian justice to live free in peace and with dignity ❤.
Thank you for your courage wnd compsssion my Jewish brothers and sisters ❤
nothing greater than humanity
We not want to pass the bad history to the new generation. We want to pass the good history to our coming new generations
I respect this woman for exposing her own people's evil deeds over there 😌
Remember Rachel Corrie RIP 2003
Anyone with a open eye can sew who the innocent are and who are the illigal occupiers
There needs to be an equitable solution for all the people who live in historic Palestine. A secular state with equal representation, the right of return for the displaced and reparations for their losses Sure ,there will be less wealth but what is wealth without security, justice and a clear conscience?