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Israel remains under bombardment from Hamas. Her civilians are forced to flee to stairwells, secure rooms and other areas at a moment's notice because of Hamas' intentional targeting of civilian population centers. It is only in response to this that the Israel Defense Forces have undertaken defensive action to protect Israeli civilians and end this reign of terror.
Unfortunately, there are those that are so blinded by their hate of Israel that they deny Israel the right to self-defense. They claim that the hundreds Hamas rockets that terrorize Israeli civilians are virtually zero. This, of course, while they count, to the very last one, the number of missiles Israel uses against military targets in Gaza. Naturally, the former are completely understandable, and excusable, in their minds, while the latter are worthy of the highest degree of condemnation. This leads to exactly what I said in my title:
Israel hate is anti-Semitism
When one condemns Israel's defensive actions and, simultaneously, has absolutely nothing to say about Hamas' intentional targeting of civilians, that is anti-Semitism. It is to deny the Jewish State, alone amongst the nations of the world, the right to defend herself. It is to single her out for negative treatment. It is to say that every nation, but her, may protect its citizens. It is nothing less than anti-Semitism.
Accordingly, no matter what beliefs someone may hold, if they engage in such behavior they are not of the left. Bigotry, in all its forms, is antithetical to the principles of the left. They are anti-Semites and they have no business considering themselves liberals, progressives, socialists or whatever identifier of the left they prefer. They are, first, and foremost, bigots. They are indistinguishable from those on the right that spew hatred of Jews or Arabs or any other group.
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http://www.progressivezionist.com/2012/11/israel-hate-is-anti-semitism.html