"I don't get it... Zionism is a colonizing ideology (recover the Holy Land), and Israel is colonizing Palestine. What's the problem with noting that?"
Reply:
The problem is that Adolf Hitler exterminated 5 million Jewish people. Obviously, the rest of the Jewish population didn't want to be treated as second-class citizens in Europe. So, they want a home. Do you not want shelter?
Edit: I understand my answer doesn't directly address your concern but it does take precedence in my opinion.
Consider this, when you say "Israel is colonizing Palestine" it implies that Israel has a home base and this is an external arm. It implies that this is just an extracurricular thing for Israel to do, not a fight for its survival which it clearly is.
Instead, you could say that "Many Jewish people are fighting for a home."
When a populace is displaced by war, famine, genocide etc, they become refugees in other nations. But for some reason in this particular case, it's okay for them to in turn displace another people who are already established in Palestine (a completely different country from the ones they fled)? Just because they want a territory of their own?
Should the Rwandan Tutsi be allowed to "fight for a home" in Egypt? Or maybe they should take Portugal?
"I don't get it... Zionism is a colonizing ideology (recover the Holy Land), and Israel is colonizing Palestine. What's the problem with noting that?"
Reply:
The problem is that Adolf Hitler exterminated 5 million Jewish people. Obviously, the rest of the Jewish population didn't want to be treated as second-class citizens in Europe. So, they want a home. Do you not want shelter?
Edit: I understand my answer doesn't directly address your concern but it does take precedence in my opinion.
Consider this, when you say "Israel is colonizing Palestine" it implies that Israel has a home base and this is an external arm. It implies that this is just an extracurricular thing for Israel to do, not a fight for its survival which it clearly is.
Instead, you could say that "Many Jewish people are fighting for a home."