Israel, like U.S., practicing state-supported racism

Dear Editor:

Zionism has taken some big steps recently, and it is only fair to acknowledge the progress it has made. The movement to ethnically cleanse the Holy Land of everyone but Jews has wedded itself to Trump and his alt-right racist base. No surprise here, as the same racial hatreds and violence are at work in both groups.

Religious extremism in the U.S. has certainly helped in creating this unholy union. Much of the right-wing Christian church and large segments of establishment Judaism have always considered a purified Israel as the will of God, and have preached such heavenly guidance in their religious services.

Billionaire Israeli/U.S. citizens have done their part as well. Sheldon Adelson, gambling and casino mogul, was Trump’s largest donor in the last election. He has also spent hundreds of millions of dollars on congressional races, ensuring no candidate even whispers the word “Palestine.” The Zionists are so tightly in control that almost every member of Congress applauded Israel’s most recent slaughter in Gaza, even after it was established that 550 Palestinian children had been killed.

The U.S. Embassy is moving to Jerusalem. The Israeli Parliament has just passed its own version of Jim Crow, stripping many rights from non-Jewish citizens. And $38 billion from U.S. taxpayers will be making its way to Israel over the next several years.

There is even a law in Congress that would criminalize any boycott of Israeli apartheid. Hats off to state-supported racism, the new American Dream. Fred Nagel Rhinebeck