to the best of my knowledge a jew is of the faith . an israelite lives in israel ( many muslims and christians live in israel ) but a zionist ( big in america ) want to rebuild solomons temple and bring about armageddon according to its prophecy .
interesting and just as worrying , i think im talking about the american neo-con use of the zionist movement and its end game . israel really isnt doing itself any favours , its existence depends on israel turning away from zionism and assimilating into the region or world war . fair assumption ?
A Jew is a member of the Jewish people. They might identify as religious Jewish, but not always.
An Israeli is a citizen of the modern state of Israel. All Jews can claim citizenship under the Law of Return, but many Israelis are not Jewish.
Zionism is a political movement to establish a sovereign state for the Jewish people. Now that that state has been founded, its focus is the defense and continuation of that state.
American neocons, and their understanding of anything, are irrelevant.