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In reply to the discussion: Anti-Semitism's increasingly thin and hard-to-see line [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)210. Fair enough
It does seem to me, though, that the issue has been used and manipulated by various forces for their benefit. That is to say, that there are some folks who have found it to be helpful for them to foment the anger and injustice around this issue (on both sides).
Hopefully, reasonable people can finally help bring about two states living side by side at peace with one another.
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Zionism boils down to believing that Israel has a right to exist. So yes, those who do not believe
still_one
Jan 2015
#3
Zionism boils down to believing Israel has a right to discriminate against non-Jews.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2015
#9
And yet I know Muslims who are Israeli citizens, while there are Muslim countires that do not
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#44
And yet, there were Jewish and Christian Palestinians not only pre-1948, but also now.
PotatoChip
Jan 2015
#145
There are currently 12 Arabs serving in the Israeli Knesset; 57 altogether.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#61
Actually, "Zionism" has come to mean the right-wing police state to many people.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#67
That's a fine example of right wing fake outrage nonsense designed to shut down discussion...
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#102
What tactic? The tactic of saying "No, Spitfire, you don't get to re-define words."
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#103
"Zionist" has been used as a pejorative but not necessarily against all Jewish people....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#113
"The word 'Zionism' has no place anymore." Somebody needs to tell these guys:
Comrade Grumpy
Jan 2015
#139
The British settlers who founded this nation acted far, far worse than anything Israel's done
YoungDemCA
Jan 2015
#253
No, the opinions of non-Jews on what antisemitism is cannot be dismissed.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2015
#10
I agree. But, not all Holocaust deniers (or those that minimize it) are cut from the same cloth.
Behind the Aegis
Jan 2015
#6
Yeah, oddly enough, I think some of that shit falls under the umbrella of people who think
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2015
#38
"The fact is that Jews were also once very strong in the world of sports, the world of tailoring .."
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#7
First one must admit there are Liberals and Conservatives over there too.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#12
Would you say it's a form of ideological conceit to suggest all the anti-semites are on the right?
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#14
I say some on the Left are criticizing policy of the Right and being accused of being anti-semitic..
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2015
#64
Do you consider Woody Allen, Jon Stewart, and Sarah Silverman to be Jewish or not?
Electric Monk
Jan 2015
#16
As a matrilineal Jew but practicing Christian that's my favorite question.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#17
I'm not a geneticist but there's reams of research that suggests Jews share common genetic markers.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#69
You can practice whatever religion you want. I'm a practicing Christian.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2015
#71
Oberliner, you are providing an education for those who choose to avail themselves of it.
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#158
My guess Mosby sets the bar far, far higher when it comes to Israeli politicians...
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2015
#268
Yes, they're cherry picked, plus none of those are calling for the extermination of Jews...
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2015
#299
I took a lot at Wikiquote and they're different quotes in different order with different formatting.
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2015
#301
I agree that there is plenty of Godwinizing, sabre-rattling, bigotry, etc. on all sides...
LeftishBrit
Jan 2015
#63
There are 11 nations that use Islamic law out of 49 Muslim majority nations
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#49
Indeed it is not safe. But I was not making a list of anti gay nations but was offering detail to
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#198
That attitude you are displaying is exactly the reason why opposing Zionism is not anti-Semitic.
redgreenandblue
Jan 2015
#281
Do you apply those standards to all nations? I can think of a fairly long list of nations that are
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#52
Then why is your crticism given to just one country, when others do all of the things you complain
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#62
I wonder if UKIP voters hate Ed Miliband as much as the Israel-firsters do...
shaayecanaan
Jan 2015
#295
Criticism is fine. Demonization, defamation, lies, incitement & utter disregard....
shira
Jan 2015
#170
Don't you know? People that love Paul Krugman, Jon Stewart, Glenn Greenwald and Alan Grayson really
Chathamization
Jan 2015
#94
Yes, the Israeli regime is oppressive and awful. So are the Egyptian, Saudi Arabian, Iranian, etc.
Chathamization
Jan 2015
#291
Ah, so you're of the "Israel is just as bad-if not worse-as its Arab neighbors" view
YoungDemCA
Jan 2015
#296
Eh...perhaps try responding to what I wrote instead of the made up things in your head?
Chathamization
Jan 2015
#303
They said: 'If the Arabs drove the Israelis into the sea, what would you call it?'
Violet_Crumble
Jan 2015
#115
Nice. Blame Jordan for Israel kicking people out of their own country. nt
Damansarajaya
Jan 2015
#286
Many people came to America because they were kicked out of their home countries
oberliner
Jan 2015
#290
Yup, and if you can point me to where I said it was, I'll buy you a bottle of wine.
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#95
That's fine. But that does not fit under the category of Zionism or Anti-Zionism.
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#98
Zionism, by now, is inseparable from the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
redgreenandblue
Jan 2015
#123
Weirdly no one questions America's right to exist on territory already inhabited
oberliner
Jan 2015
#124
I would apologize to the world for America's role in creating Israel.
Threedifferentones
Jan 2015
#183
And then after the Holocaust they got so much sympathy that the UK and the US made it happen.
Threedifferentones
Jan 2015
#190
+1000. It's remarkable that people don't know that thousands of Jews *already* lived in Palestine
YoungDemCA
Jan 2015
#250
Your point was only that you thought it was ignorant even to ask the question
treestar
Jan 2015
#205
But the Arabs have to share an apartment with their rapist regardless? nt
shaayecanaan
Jan 2015
#219
Are you contending that what the Jews did to the Arabs was a consensual fuck?
shaayecanaan
Jan 2015
#229
So is the Upper Plains to the Sioux nation. Does all of ND, SD, MT, IA and MI belong to them?
leveymg
Jan 2015
#180
Is it so hard to figure out why maybe Jews wouldn't have been particularly comfortable in Europe?
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#153
Actually their land was not taken from them, but part of the British Mandate after the collapse of
Agnosticsherbet
Jan 2015
#207
Your "education" sounds like extreme Kahanist right-wing talking points...
shaayecanaan
Jan 2015
#217
You disagree with Abbas then that not signing the UN's Partition Plan was a mistake?
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#221
So another words Britain had the power to create a country is what you are saying, right?
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#226
I never said the name was invented. Did you just think that would be a good way debate strategy?
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#241
Actually, the UN created these countries not the British or the French
Agnosticsherbet
Jan 2015
#236
LOL, maybe you think Lebanon arose from the aether? Perhaps an exploding star? nt
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#242
The land was former Ottoman territory, a Turkish possession from 1516.
Agnosticsherbet
Jan 2015
#234
The Anti-semitic US Did not Accept them. Neither did Anti-semitic Europe.
Agnosticsherbet
Jan 2015
#280
The ability of Jews to show their conscience without embarrassment is their strength.
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#237
So in other words, when Jews kick the shit out of Arabs, they're still great
shaayecanaan
Jan 2015
#243
Your personal attack and strawman style of debating has really become tiresome.
Bonobo
Jan 2015
#245
Yes, and humans need to be seen as individuals, not as generics or prototypes.
merrily
Jan 2015
#261
As has been pointed out before but bears repeating: there are citizens of Israel who are Muslims
YoungDemCA
Jan 2015
#297
My beef is with Israel, not Jews. If you choose to equate the two, that is your problem. I don't.
redgreenandblue
Jan 2015
#298