A bracing dose of honesty and courage from a Catholic-Jewish meeting in Buenos Aires, acknowledging that anti-Zionist appeals are often thinly veiled jihadist anti-Semitism. This story says “the Catholic Church” condemned anti-Zionism, but it isn’t clear who actually signed the document, and what weight it has. From Haaretz:
The Catholic Church condemned anti-Zionism as a cover for anti-Semitism by means of a joint statement issued by a forum of Catholic-Jewish intellectuals this week.
The announcement was made at a gathering of religious, academic and other leading Jewish and Catholic figures in Buenos Aires.
“We oppose anti-Semitism in any way and form, including anti-Zionism that has become of late a manifestation of anti-Semitism,” the statement said.
This is the first time that anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism have been equated by the Catholic Church.
The statement also includes a stern condemnation of terrorism, particularly terror in the name of faith.
“Terror is a sin against man and against God. Fundamentalist terrorism in the name of God has no justification and cannot be justified.”