Sanders Jewish Outreach Director an Anti-Semite?

Israeli national news outlet Aretz Sheva files a report today from the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) which informs that “Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hired an avowed anti-Zionist as his national Jewish outreach director.”:

Simone Zimmerman is a supporter of the extremist Jewish Voice for peace – which the ADL named as one of America’s top 10 anti-Israel hate groups – and an advocate for the anti-Israel BDS boycott movement, who has regularly led far-left protests against establishment Jewish American groups such as the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

A taste of her beliefs can be found in a column she wrote for the far-left Haaretz publication last February:

“We’re paying attention to what’s happening in Israel — and we are angry,” she wrote. (continues)

This is a woman who apparently believes that “anti-Zionism (denying the Jewish people the right to self-determination) isn’t anti-Semitism.”

Wikipedia defines “Antisemitism

Antisemitism (also spelled anti-Semitism or anti-semitism) is prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as an ethnic, religious, or racial group.[1][2][3] A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is widely considered to be a form of racism.[4][5]

Wikipedia defines Zionism:

Zionism (Hebrew: צִיּוֹנוּת, IPA: [t͡sijo̞ˈnut], translit. Tziyonut, after Zion) is a nationalist and political movement of Jews and Jewish culture that supports the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel (roughly corresponding to Palestine, Canaan or the Holy Land).[1][2] Zionism emerged in the late 19th century in central and eastern Europe as a national revival movement, in reaction to anti-Semitic and exclusionary nationalist movements in Europe.[3][4] Soon after this most leaders of the movement associated the main goal with creating the desired state in Palestine, then an area controlled by the Ottoman Empire.[5][6][7]

Until 1948, the primary goals of Zionism were the re-establishment of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel, ingathering of the exiles, and liberation of Jews from the antisemitic discrimination and persecution that occurred in their diaspora. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Zionism continues primarily to advocate on behalf of Israel and address threats to its continued existence and security.

Has anyone else noticed how often those of the radical left persuasion love to mangle and distort the truth through language?

Interesting Factoid: On this date in 1828 “Lexicographer Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary of American English.” Could be he’s rolling over in his grave.

Bernie may loose a few votes in places like NY, Florida and California thanks to his “Jewish outreach” appointment.

If you support Israel Bernie may not be your man.