One must understand, the confluence of Zionism, with its political aspirations, is distinctly separate from Judaism as a religion, just as Judaism itself is distinct from the cultural practices of Jewish people. And these, in their essence, differ from the genetic lineage that one may ascribe to the Jewish identity.

Similarly, the movement known as Hamas, with its own political agenda, is not synonymous with the totality of Islam as a spiritual path, nor is it representative of the broader tapestry of Arabic culture. And these, too, stand apart from the genetic strands that run through the Arabic peoples.

Each—genes, culture, religion, politics—are facets, dimensions of existence, separate yet often interwoven, leading to confusion when one is mistaken for the other. While genes are the very fabric of our biological being, culture, religion, and political belief are expressions of the human mind and spirit. They inhabit the body, but they are not of the body. It is a tragic truth of our world that a body may be extinguished with far greater ease than the intangible essence of culture, the profundity of religious belief, or the resilience of political ideology. nostr:note1agfayxffty3cj0j300y6tw5spmfedtt624zeepcdjv0svsc0duwqsvlwcf