# Jews have lost control of Zionism. It's been hijacked by Christians **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 4, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-have-lost-control-of-zionism-its-been-hijacked-by-christians/1032826 "2026-09-04T19:16:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-have-lost-control-of-zionism-its-been-hijacked-by-christians/1032826/1 "2026-09-04T19:16:11Z")
Zionism sure isn’t what it used to be. The reason for that is to be sought in the right-wing Republican politics of America. We senior citizens can remember, back in our childhood, how Zionism started out as happy kibbutzniks dancing the hora to “Zum Gali Gali.” Now it’s hard to believe that the genocide of Gaza is still in the same universe as that, let alone the same country. It’s like being awoken from a dream by a punch in the face. Fundamentalist American Christians have grabbed the Zionism steering wheel and are gunning it for a cliff. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-have-lost-control-of-zionism-its-been-hijacked-by-christians/1032826/2 "2026-09-04T19:30:46Z")
The Gaza genocide (or West Bank settlers) are due to American Christians? ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-have-lost-control-of-zionism-its-been-hijacked-by-christians/1032826/3 "2026-09-04T19:33:23Z")
Evidently. Israeli Jews know that, in the real world, they have to live alongside Palestinians come what may. Americans don’t know that and don’t care. All they know is brute force. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-have-lost-control-of-zionism-its-been-hijacked-by-christians/1032826/4 "2026-09-04T19:34:09Z")
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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-have-lost-control-of-zionism-its-been-hijacked-by-christians/1032826/5 "2026-09-04T19:37:42Z")
**Moderating:** @Johanna looking at the OP, I see a disconnect between the first paragraph and the conclusion (both the second sentence and the title). I’m closing this because as we see by the second post, the confusion is shared. Considering how charged the subject is, I invite you to try again with more detail about how you choose to define Zionism and your conclusions as to why American Christians are involved. This thread is closed.