Jewish Student Group's statement on billboard

(Edit: Please note, the Jewish Student Group has no interest in a social media presence at this time, but wanted to get this message out. So as community members and friends, we sharing their statement on their behalf.)

The Jewish Student Group is deeply dismayed by Redheaded Blackbelt’s use of a photo of our club members and associated community members in an article about the recent pro-Zionist billboard in Arcata. While we support Jews' right to self-determination in our ancestral homeland, and are thus proud Zionists, we are in no way associated with this billboard. We abide by the belief that Zionism is simply the belief that Jews have the right to self-determination in our ancestral homeland. We reject the premise that “Zionist” is a term to be levied as a slur. We condemn acts that further divisiveness and alienation in our community and stress the importance of respectful dialogue.