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In reply to the discussion: Is Bibi currently turning people more anti-Semitic. [View all]gulliver
(14,018 posts)48. Jewphobia is a communicable intellectual defect
Last edited Sun Apr 12, 2026, 01:42 PM - Edit history (1)
Jewphobia is like a virus. Its spike protein attaches to "foolishness and envy receptors," receptors very common in the human race. The virtuous are, essentially, immune to it.
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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
19 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
20 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
18 hrs ago
#42
No, but I do think a great many in the world are asking the same thing about Americans
maxrandb
16 hrs ago
#47
His conflation of Israel and Jewish people is a great disservice to Jewish people.
David__77
14 hrs ago
#50