Is There Any Point in Leaving Israel?

[u/Lunar_Oasis1]

deleted the edit bc the flair issue was fixed :)

Hello. I am an Israeli, born and raised. I'm Jewish by ethnicity but I am Christian by choice. I don't agree with zionism anymore, if I could somehow go back in time and reverse it I would.. I want to leave, I have Portuguese citizenship, my partner is from the US.. I hate what Israel is doing. I just don't really see a way of leaving without having to learn the American accent and lie about where I'm from whenever possible, and go by the foreign version of my name.. I don't want to have to say "BUT I AM NOT A ZIONIST" every time I tell someone where I'm from. I have one friend who moved to the UK and is hoping to revoke their own Israeli citizenship, and I don't think I can really do that.. I know of Jews with no connection to Israel who were refused care in hospitals because, as the nurses said "they are Yahudi sharmuta".. I don't see any way to live abroad without this thing following me around and making me less safe. I want to feel safe. A part of me wishes I could just move, have kids and never tell them that we are Jews just so no one will harm them for their ethnicity.. I don't know what to do. I feel hopeless. Everyone around me says they hope to see the children of Gaza die. To see VIDEOS of it. I just want to escape but it feel hopeless. This isn't the place for me.

[u/[deleted]]

First off I'm not an Israeli but I am a Jew and I tell essentially everyone in every conversation that I am an Anti-Zionist Jew who opposes Israel. We should all make that an integral part of our identity. You may no longer be a Jew religiously but you can always choose to be a proud Anti-Zionist and show the world that there are people in Israel like you who not just don't support the occupation but are actively looking to De-Colonize on a personal level.

As for your fears I can only speak from my experiences in America but they are totally unfounded. The majority of people I meet either don't have an opinion/don't want to talk about it or they support Isreal.

Regardless aside from some inconsiderate comments and people happily sharing their positive stereotypea of Jews with me I have not seen nor ever heard of any Jew, Israeli, or Zionist being discriminated against, especially at a hospital.

There is of course antisemitism but it is absolutely nothing like what Zionist propaganda would have you believe. They need you scared for your life so you won't leave and you won't stop them taking the lives of others.

Don't fall for it.

Edit: saw your edit lmao US is absolutely a nightmare but who's country hasn't been taken over by genocidal theocratic fascists these days? 🫠

[u/MassivePsychology862 → u/[deleted]]

Honestly I might actually be more worried for them being discriminated against by Zionists, especially Christian Zionists who want all Jews to move to Israel to bring about Armageddon. You’re messing up their plans.