08-19-2019, 03:16 PM
(08-19-2019, 12:49 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I really wish we could rethink how we deal with Israel. Lots of things are called antisemitism when they are critical of Israel, not Judaism. There are those that point the finger at supposed antisemitism when they, themselves, have engaged in it or support those that do and turn a blind eye when their allies do it.
What is going on in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza is not good. We need to be able to talk rationally about it. People yelling "antisemitism" whenever someone critiques Israel is exactly what people complain about "the left" doing by saying they cry "racism" at everything.
I completely agree. I think, though, that it would be equally harmful to not acknowledge that a not insignificant portion of the arguments made against Israel are rooted in antisemitism. It's not an either/or proposition. In Omar's case I absolutely believe that's part of her motivation. Maybe Dill can explain why one of her tweets about Israel had "inshallah" that the world would open its eyes to Israel's deceit.
