Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Israel Hate is Anti-Semitism [View all]LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)Both sides are contributing to an escalating situation.
There is a difference between criticizing Israel - or Palestine or any other country- and 'hating' it. Some people deliberately conflate criticism with hatred for their own political purposes: 'You criticize Israel? That means that you hate it and are an antisemite'; 'You criticize America? That means you're with the terrorists.' 'You criticize Iran? That means that you want to bomb it.' Etc.
On the other hand, some forms of attack really are hatred. I think this occurs when Israel (or Palestine) is treated as uniquely evil. I have seen articles posted that imply that there is no country or group 'on the planet' that is as bad as Israel/ Palestine, and it is difficult not to regard such allegations as hopelessly ignorant at best; and antisemitic/Islamophobic much of the time.