Column: Progressive Activism Against Israel Is Helping to Fuel Antisemitism Among Young People

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24. Accusations of 'anti-semitism' against those people who were attacking Israelis and Jews

before the Israeli military had even responded, would seem to be arguably quite correct---
and no doubt, some of those who now oppose this war against Gaza are the same people...


But IMHO, the vast majority of those who are now speaking out against the disproportionate Israeli military response are not anti-semetics....

They just oppose war and needless civilian deaths, and especially the young people who are more idealistic than us more jaded seniors---

unfortunately they have fallen into 'bad company'.....


There is no 'moral high ground' in this war which can be based upon religion or heritage,
and it seems to me that those who ought to comport themselves as 'the good guys',
have been rapidly transforming themselves into 'the bad guys' in 'the court of world opinion'...

Yes, there is no 'excuse' for hating Jews because of this war,
any more than there is an 'excuse' for hating Palestinians or Muslims...

Unfortunately, there are too many young people in this country who, while perhaps quite idealistic, have become confused on that particular issue....

I do not excuse them for that, I implore them to use their heads and not surrender to 'emotion without reason'


Hatred of a 'group' is WRONG, no matter what group it is, and no matter what the perceived provocation....

Even President George W. Bush spoke out against group hatred against Muslims in the wake of 9-11
(perhaps his finest moment, there is not much to compete with that in his presidency)