Linda Sarsour Doesn't Need to Make Zionist Women Feel Comfortable
Linda Sarsour Doesn't Need to Make Zionist Women Feel Comfortable Women who identify with Zionism are free to participate in the feminist protest movement. But, rightly, it's a space in which supporters of a Jewish… haaretz.com In a recent New York Times oped “Does Feminism have Room for Zionists?” Emily Shire, who identifies as a feminist and a Zionist, argues that her belief in “Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state” should not be at odds with her feminism. She suggests that women who sought to be included in the International Women’s Strike and in the women's protests against the current U.S. administration more generally should not have to face a 'critical of Israel' litmus test. She takes issue with the Strike's platform, which specifically calls for the “decolonization of Palestine,” but which doesn't mention the myriad other injustices inflicted on women across the world. But Shire herse