Israel Bans Omar/Tlaib

[Dill]

(08-19-2019, 03:16 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: 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.

Dill could probably explain that, sure. She thinks that Israel manages the news that comes out of the occupied territories so the world doesn't know what is really happening to Palestinians living under the Israeli boot. Bulldozing houses, collective punishment, confiscation of money, land and other valuables--not really public knowledge in the US.  She is wrong, though, as this is more a problem with US reporting than that in other nations.

The are certainly arguments against Israel rooted in anti-semitism; we see many of these coming from white nationalists, along with Holocaust denial.

But I think Bels was not referring to any of that, but rather to efforts to stifle legitimate debate about US support for Israel, and how that enables Israeli policies most voters in the US could not condone.

It is not the "not insignificant portion of the arguments . . . rooted in anti-semitism" which pose a threat to honest and unfettered debate about US support for Israel. Rather, it is actual reporting on the consequences of Israeli policy on the ground in the occupied territories, and the spurious legal foundation of its control of the occupied territories.  If you are an ideologue, THAT is the direction you want to throw your smoke, not at the real anti-antisemitism.