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In reply to the discussion: Is Bibi currently turning people more anti-Semitic. [View all]fujiyamasan
(1,827 posts)33. Unfortunately yes
People wrongly conflate Jews the world over with the Israeli government. Antismestism itself is an irrational age old pathological hatred, but recent actions by Israel make bigots justify their hatred easier.
Bibi, Likud, the settlers, and their supporters know this but proceed anyways.
Its not just the Middle East violence causing this though. Given Epsteins social circles, this has also likely led to increased antisemitism recently. Im certainly seeing an uptick in the jews own the media trope recently in Reddit and other online communities.
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Yes....full stop. His actions in Gaza and Lebanon and now the coercion with US against Iran
walkingman
Saturday
#3
True - that is making a lot of news lately. It is wrong, it is illegal, and it needs to stop.
walkingman
Saturday
#11
Whereas nothing "justifies" it, a more realistic question is what actions of Israel make antisemitism worse.
Intractable
Saturday
#19
Would we ever say the same thing about Islamophobia and the actions of an Islamic state?
sarisataka
Saturday
#20
Are you strongly opposed to Trump? If so, does that make you anti-American?
Martin Eden
20 hrs ago
#40
Maybe with others. I separate a traitor from the country and people he betrays. WAIT!!
usonian
Saturday
#6
No, people were already anti semitic but I guess he is giving them another excuse for it
JI7
Yesterday
#22
Criticism of Netanyahu and Israels war tactics is not antisemitism. There is more criticism and less support
Pisces
Yesterday
#23
Yes, Bibi's a total a-hole. No, I damn won't blame any Jewish people for the world's anti-semitic a-holes
struggle4progress
Yesterday
#24
New poll out: Negative views of Israel, Netanyahu continue to rise among Americans - especially young people
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Yesterday
#30
Bibi and the right wing fascist of Israel have done more damage to Israel than anyone else
frogstar0
22 hrs ago
#38
Anti-Israeli government, yes, of course, but that is not at all the same as being antisemitic. I have seen (even here on
Celerity
20 hrs ago
#42
No, but I do think a great many in the world are asking the same thing about Americans
maxrandb
18 hrs ago
#47
His conflation of Israel and Jewish people is a great disservice to Jewish people.
David__77
16 hrs ago
#50