Felton lingo is hurtful

Editor: In his latest letter to your newspaper, ("For your edification," Bulletin, April 4) Greg Felton rails against those who label him an anti-Semite for exposing "the false equation of Zionism with Judaism." Is he serious? Zionism and Judaism are inextricably linked. Israel is the heart and soul of Judaism and the Jewish people. I think Greg needs to spend time reading some of our ancient texts to see why the re-established state of Israel is so important to Jews everywhere.

Second, Greg needs to realize that his lingo (eg. "Zionist entity") and obsession with one topic that is so hurtful to Jews, denying the legitimacy of Israel, are why some might think that he is an anti-Semite. He thinks this term is a cowardly slur and something else that we have stolen from the Arabs. Well, I think that he is a coward for hiding behind the term Zionist. He should try using the term Jewish instead of Zionist. Maybe then he would realize that his letters and articles are quite hateful.

Karen Zanotto
Vancouver