"the Jewish homeland" vs "the Jewish state"

Submitted by Motke (Israel), Mar 14, 2014 at 04:28

I think it'd be better for Israeli politicians/friends to use the term "the Jewish homeland" instead of "the Jewish state". Some leftists use the "Jewish state" term to "prove" that Israel isn't any better than the Jihadists who pursue Islamic states or from the church sponsoring states of bygone eras. They don't get it that "Jewish state" parallels "French state", not "Catholic state". Using "the Jewish homeland" instead might solve this problem (although I suspect the leftists would find some faults with "the Jewish homeland" too).

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