Rooney’s antizionism isn’t political comment but a creed: Israel is evil, its defeat salvation
In her telling, to stand against the Jewish state is not merely permitted. It is the measure of whether you are a good person at all
Assessment
The piece argues that Rooney's position on Israel has moved beyond political critique into a moral framework where opposing the Jewish state defines personal virtue. This framing suggests that for Rooney, antizionism functions as an absolute ethical test rather than a debatable policy stance. The stakes involve how such a worldview shapes public discourse and whether it delegitimizes Jewish self-determination as inherently immoral.