Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Israel Hate is Anti-Semitism [View all]holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)Mass murder? Apartheid?
Of all the ongoing armed conflicts currently happening around the world -- over 30 -- the IP conflict is way down the list in terms of both civilian and military casualties -- even though it has been going on longer than most others (only the Communist Insurgency in the Philippines has been going on longer). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_military_conflicts
There has to be a reason why the Jews of Israel continue to be heaped with such hyperbolic vitriol when all other MUCH more brutal and murderous conflicts are going on all around the world and are literally ignored. When was the last time you saw a post demonizing the Turkish-Kurdish conflict -- 75,000 civilian deaths dating back to 1989? Or the conflict between Iran and Pakistan in Balchostan -- 18,000 deaths dating back to 1948 (800 in 2011 alone)? If the reason ISN'T antisemitism then you need to prove that.
I've personally seen openly antisemitic hate message taking centre stage at anti-Israel rallies in the US, Canada and Europe. Not criticism of Israeli policies (all Israelis do that) -- I'm talking about blood libel, accusations of JEWISH perfidy and the comparisons of Jews to Nazis -- this isn't fringe stuff, it's right there coming from the key speakers at these rallies.
Any one who is GENUINELY interested in peace between Israel and the Palestinians isn't going to be screaming your kind of over-the-top accusations at EITHER side in the conflict. They are only interested in seeing Israel destroyed and acting as cheerleader for those groups who actively pursue that goal.
No, a GENUINE peace advocate isn't going to throw accusations -- they're going to tell BOTH sides to put aside the conflict, stop firing rockets and retaliating with missiles and come to the table and hammer out a COMPROMISE. And a compromise means just that -- no one is going to get everything they want.