
See the difference?Let us agree our terminology first.
a)
Antisemitism = hate/dislike of Jews.
b)
Zionizm used to mean support for the restoration of the State of Israel.
In my view this term has lost its meaning since the founding of Israel but if it means anything today then it's "support for the continued existence of the State of Israel". We don't have similar terms for other nations like "Canadizm" or "Frenchizm" but I guess there is no immediate serious threat to the existence of these countries.
c)
Antizionizm = hatred of/movement to destroy Israel.
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Is antisemitism equivalent to antizionism? No, not always because the definitions are different. In the same way fascism isn't always Nazism (national socialism) but Nazis used to be fascists.
Antisemites are invariably antizionists but one shouldn't confuse the two terms. Even though antizionists often borrow their rhetoric and imagery from antisemites, not only is it wrong to equate them but there is no need for it. Today antizionism is a more dangerous, more monstrous, more disgusting prejudice than antisemitism.
Similarly Communism is a hatemongering ideology which resulted in murder of tens if not hundreds of millions of people, exactly as nazism. However there are suttle differences between the two ideologies and it was the nazism that posed the greatest threat in 1930s and it was Nazism that all the decent people of the world had to fight as a priority.
Antizionism is an ideology supporting annihilation of a sole democratic nation in the Middle East, the State which - with all its problems - provides more freedom to her Arab citizens than any of the Arab nations. It is just as disgusting as the movements to annihilate France, Canada or Germany. Unlike antifrancism, antizionism is posing a real and immediate danger as it serves the purpose for soon-to-go-nuclear Islamo-nazis, Arab imperialists and their supporters on the far left. Although USA is the real target of the latter group, Israel serves as a lightning rod for today's communists, "anti-globalists" and their ilk.
Today one's attitude to Israel is a litmus test just like yesterday it was one's attitude to Jews. Today every decent man and woman in this world is a "zionist" - supporter of Israel. Every scumbag on this planet is an "antizionist".Incidentally, Martin Luther King had a somewhat different point of view on this issue.