I want to hear how others feel about this...

For context, I applied to a group practice consisting of predominately Middle Eastern therapists. I am Middle Eastern and Jewish living in the US. Upon applying, I was asked the following question:

"Given that this is an anti-oppressive group practice with a strong social justice approach, it would be important for me to hear about this aspect of your work and your identity, especially given what is happening in the world. I need to know that our team has similar perspectives to ensure safety for all."

"What is happening in the world" = Israel/Palestine debate.

I responded by expressing that I have zero tolerance for oppression of any kind. I couldn't help but feel, however, that my hiring was contingent on having the same stances/political affiliation as this therapist.

My response:

"I first want to highlight that I have zero tolerance for oppression of any kind. My background has educated me on advocating for marginalized communities (followed by 3 paragraphs of what this looks like in practice).

I am, however, somewhat disappointed by this line of inquiry as it assumes that my hiring is contingent on sharing the same opinion as you. I want to first assume that this “what is happening in the world” is in relationship to the Israel-Palestine conflict. I identify more “___,” however, I don’t see this status affecting my quality of work and therefore question its relevance. I will support all clients regardless of their identity or affiliation. I hold the strong belief that it is not my job to educate a client who holds different values than me. My job is to cultivate a safe space for connection and communication. If tomorrow a client were to come to me with hopes of processing grief following an abortion and I were to be strongly anti-abortion, it would not influence how I work with said client. If this value difference were to affect my ability to work with said client then I would be quick to seek supervision as it would be an impairment of judgement. 

I like to pride myself on my celebration of diversity. Although I identify as strongly “liberal,” I like to find myself in spaces where I can exchange ideas with people of different backgrounds. This allows me to expand my perspective on certain topics and avoid potential echo chambers. This is how I best grow and learn."

Her response:

"I have asked everyone on my team and those I have interviewed about their identities and what is happening in the world - partly because I deeply believe that what is happening locally, nationally, and globally deepy impacts our work and our clients. The right fit person would be interested in and open to having these conversations continuously in a non-defensive and open way. 
I also feel like there are some values differences between us that are reflected when you talk about being able to work with clients who have very different beliefs than you, for example."

Additional context:

My friend applied for the same job and was not asked this question which leads me to believe I was singled out for identifying as Jewish.
This woman made an Instagram post immediately after where she took parts of my initial email (my bio/niche interests) and then reworded it as content of her own.

Where do we draw the line between social justice and discriminatory hiring?