That Corbyn fella...

This situation is about a the use of a term that describes "the national movement of the Jewish people that supports the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland" (I googled for my own accuracy - source but is increasingly being used as a derogatorily term for all Jews. To then turn around and tell a Jewish person that they shouldn't be offended doesn't sit right with me.

The problem with all this is exactly what @Batt said

If the semantics have shifted and the consensus within Jewish communities is now that "Zionist" is percieved to be interchangeable with "Jew", then maybe the Jewish communities should let everybody else know what words are fine to use to discuss Israel and Zionism in meaningful terms.

"Zionist" is not a term that has its roots in hatred, which has then been reclaimed by the community but remains taboo outside it (unlike the word that "niggardly" sounds like). It's a word that originated within the Jewish community and has been in use ever since. Just recently, Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the passing of the controverisal nation-state law as "a defining moment in the annals of Zionism". Given that Zionism is therefore a perfectly valid and specific political description and that not all Jews are Zionists and not all Zionists are Jews, we need a new term that is exactly equivalent to "Zionist".

The problem is that in the absence of an offering of a new word for "Zionist" it's very hard to see criticisim of its use in this case as anything other than a means of shutting down a valid debate.

Corbyn's stance on racism has been absolutely consistent as has his stance on apartheid, which is a term that has increasingly been used to describe Israel's stance. Contrary to what @h2o quoted his actions suggest that he's completed uninterested in a political fix but rather that he's being completely consistent with his previous support of the Palestinian cause.