When you say “anti-zionism isn’t antisemitism,” I say, “it is when you say it.” Why is that? Let me take you through the connotations of the words you say. More terms will be added as I remember them. Note these are not definitions, but what I (and many others) hear when you say these things. Anti-Zionist – Used by both Jews and Pro/Palestinians, this term has the connotation that you want to say that you don’t like Israel, but feel the need to make it deeper than that, because if you say you’re anti-Israel, people will assume (rightfully so) that you’re antisemitic as well (and yes, Jews–particularly American Ashkenazi Jews–can…