A synagogue in Chicago, Tzedek Chicago, founded in 2015, has just voted to confirm anti-zionism as a core value of their congregation.
I was going to jokingly compare them to Satmar, but after looking at their website a bit I think that it isnt fair to Satmar to make such a comparison.
Until now they were considering themselves as non-Zionist but have now officially changed that core value to anti-Zionist. They say they appreciate the important role Israel plays in Jewish tradition, liturgy and identity but do not accept the fusing of Judaism with political nationalism. I am not sure how Tzedek Chicago categorizes itself, if at all, but its rabbi, Rabbi Brant Rosen, was ordained as a Reconstructionist Rabbi. Looking around the site a bit, including at Rabbi Rosen's profile, it seems pro-Palestinian activity is the norm and has been well before they were officially anti-Zionist.
additional sources for more background: Haaretz (paywall), Jewish Press
I guess they have to stand out from the crowd somehow. They themselves say that almost all synagogues in America are Zionist and they basically founded their congregation as a space for people who didnt identify as Zionists, and I guess now as anti-Zionists.
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