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US Envoy Urges Understanding of Zionism, Condemns Misuse of Terms
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US Special Envoy Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun urged understanding of Zionism's historical context and condemned its equation with racism. He also criticized the misuse of terms like "genocide" against Israel and highlighted US efforts to combat global antisemitism, including revising educational materials and addressing threats to Jewish communities.
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- US Envoy Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun stated Zionism should be understood historically, not as racism.
- He criticized the UK Green Party's resolution equating Zionism with racism.
- Kaploun condemned the misuse of the term "genocide" against Israel.
- He detailed US efforts to combat global antisemitism and revise educational materials.
- He linked progress on a two-state solution to the absence of calls for eradication.
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