BBC Paxman: "What's the difference between Zionism and Racism?"

Jeremy Paxman NAILS the British Ambassador Peter Gooderham on his churlish walkout of the speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by asking him the question,"What is the difference between Zionism and Racism?"

Jeremy Paxman: What is the difference between Zionism and racism?

Peter Gooderham: Well we see the two as being quite distinct

Jeremy Paxman: Yeah whats the difference?

Peter Gooderham: Well Zionism is a political movement related to the establishment of a homeland

Jeremy Paxman [quietly]: So are some forms of racism.

Peter Gooderham:a Jewish homeland, in the erin what is now Israel and racism is something else. I mean racism is, I think we all know it when we see it and its not, its not that, and we have fought long and hard at the United Nations to keep that, to maintain that distinction.

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[BUBLOOGABLOO]

Shame on the Zionists!

[sysarchitect]

I loooooooove Paxman, he's a real bully onto the hypocrites he interviews

[cadmus98]

The difference between Zionism and Racism: Racism is where one thinks a particular ethnic group is superior or inferior. Zionism is where one thinks the Jewish people should have a Jewish homeland. Zionists may hold a position that as Jews, they are superior to Gentiles, but this is not so much an ethnic distinction at a cultural one. In theory, you don't have to be of Semitic lineage, a son of Abraham, a Hebrew or whatever to be a Jew.

[hammerandclaw]

given that zionism simply means the support and self determination of a jewish state (rather than any of this nwo rubbish i see people talking about) perhaps a better question would be whats the difference between anti-zionism and racism? as for a 'churlish walkout', well the mind boggles frankly

[AbuAvital]

@borley65 how about saying that there is a "Palestinian" homeland for starters?

[borley65]

@leegee23 He had all the right to ask the question. Zionism is an extreme form of Apartheid and needs to be exposed as such. Not asking the question just makes us complicit in this evil ideology.

[borley65]

@AbuAvital what are you talking about?? I never once accused Jews for anything. Zionism - yes, and there are many Jews against Zionism as well. I also blame religious fundamentalist- like you. I also know that many innocent Jews get killed, also by religious fundamentalists.

But what I see is Humans killing Humans all in the name of religion and revenge or a crazy ideology.

I am not anti Semite, but ANTI KILLING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE AND CHILDREN.

And please tell me what falsehoods???

[AbuAvital]

@HilarityBribo Liberal asimilationist ones maybe, but G-d fearing Torah loving Jews have no love of the decadant cultures that suround them.

[AbuAvital]

@borley65 To paraphrase Churchill, "never before has so much crap been written" You invent falsehoods, the acuse jews of commiting them. You anti semites are all the same, the sad part is that you believe your own nonsense or are ready to believe anyone elses.

[borley65]

What is happening in Israel makes Appartheid in South Africa look tame.

[borley65]

@AbuAvital What is G-d, If you mean Their God, then he also said it's ok to Murder, Rape,carry out Genocide, Sacrifice, Slavery e.t.c................doesn't make it right though does it.

So what did the Palastinian God say to them then.....That it's ok to be ethnicly cleansed of their own land, pull down your house and kill your children, because the Jewish God said it must be so.

That's the big problem with refernce to Religion, Its Evil.

We are all the same - HUMAN BEINGS.

[HilarityBribo]

@AbuAvital if you research into who is the most hardcore about multiculturalism you'll see jews love it for western nations. However they have many laws in Israel to keep palestinians out and off their lands. IT's a joke.