Israel?
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I have not figured out a way to condemn Israel's treatment of the Palestinians without getting labelled anti-Semitic.
I believe that Israel has the right to defend itself against any foreign power that seeks its destruction. I accept the fact that Israel has nuclear weapons, while we don't want other Middle Eastern countries to have them. I think it's wrong, but I accept it.
But the way that Israel and Israelis treat Palestinians is often morally wrong, sometimes oppressive, sometimes inhumane. How does one say "yes" to a Jewish state and "no" to Palestinian oppression?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_the_apartheid_analogy
When Trump announced that he would move the embassy, it was obvious that he was going after the Jewish vote. I don't know how well it worked, but he has some supporters in Orthodox communities, even though he's anti-Semitic. Now Biden is claiming to be a Zionist. Going after the Jewish vote.
Sometimes it seems as though championing the Palestinians is political suicide. Even if it's the right thing to do.
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