When Feminism and Zionism Meet

Feminism and Zionism

We’ve come a long way as women. We’ve fought endlessly for our rights. We’re strong, we’re capable, and we deserve to showcase that.

Calling ourselves feminists and activists means understanding that we have no right to discriminate against other minorities.

Intersectionality is a beautiful concept; it screams, “I am hurt, so I will help others who are hurt as well.”

However, when intersectionality turns into a game of picking and choosing who we want to defend — and when it turns into a platform to discriminate against other minorities — it turns from beautiful to disgraceful. When antisemitism and anti-Zionism become a part of the “progressive feminist” narrative, an immense problem arises.

Feminism and Zionism were born through the need of a group of people to challenge the status quo — a group of people who fought the power that patronized them, degraded them, and treated them as the “other.” Feminism and Zionism sought recognition and pride as women and lovers of Israel, respectively.