According to a recent study, rejection of Zionism represents no more than 3 per cent of the Canadian Jewish population

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Corey Balsam, national co-ordinator of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), recently published an article arguing that opposition to Zionism should not be equated with antisemitism and that those of us who support Zionism trivialize the threat of antisemitism. While Balsam’s position may seem well-intentioned, it misrepresents Jewish identity and overlooks critical distinctions about Israel’s security situation.

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Zionism is central to Jewish identity and survival. Born out of centuries of persecution and culminating in the Holocaust, Zionism led to the establishment of Israel as a refuge for Jews, where we can live free from the existential threats we’ve faced throughout history. To reject Zionism, as Balsam advocates, is to deny the foundation of Jewish self-determination and security.

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