Theodor Herzl for one. If you need a primer on him, then you know nothing about the founding of Zionism and Israel.

Abraham Lincoln has nothing to do with this conversation. The subject is Zionism. Just as importantly, Lincoln's racist WORDS were belied by his ACTIONS. I wouldn't care if the entire Likud party SAID horrible things about the Palestinians. What I care about is what the DO with my US tax money.

I don't agree with you that there needs to be a Jewish state. I'm against all ethnostates, because by definition they cannot be democratic.

You're not quite correct on your definition of genocide. Check the UN website.

Israel is occupying Gaza and the West Bank. It is a war crime for Israel to attack occupied territory.

Hamas was funded by Netanyahu for decades. There is no partner for peace in the current Israeli government.

Israel is an apartheid state commiting war crimes daily, ethnic cleansing and genocide. Nothing Hamas is doing or the horrible crimes committed by the Nazis against Jews in Europe excuses Israel's war crimes today or in the past. International law is crystal clear on that point.