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Thread #149360 Message #3478757
Posted By: Steve Shaw
12-Feb-13 - 03:01 PM
Thread Name: BS: Israel condemned by UN
Subject: RE: BS: Israel condemned by UN
Keith said:
It is bigotted prejudice [sic] to denounce all Israeli Jews as racist because of a tiny group of Far Right football fanatics.
But now Keith, realising that this antisemitism slur (from a man who claims he never gets personal) bears not a shred of truth, says this:
It is bigoted prejudice to denounce Israel as most racist because of a tiny group of Far Right football fanatics.
I actually said that Israel is one of the most racist countries.
And I've repeatedly pointed out that the incident in question was not isolated. I showed that football racism is endemic in Israel. And I'm a football fanatic myself (though I'm keeping quiet about Liverpool after last night). If you attend a match and indulge in racist chanting or attacks, you are a fanatic all right but you are not a football fanatic. This is your third or fourth attempt to try to sidestep this issue by pretending it's only footie/an isolated incident/a tiny minority/it's all worse somewhere else/it's just football fanatics. Keith, this has been going on for decades. It has not been addressed. The racism - and racist violence - is directed against Arabs. I think there's evidence here that it shows the state doesn't take racism against Arabs seriously. And why should anyone be surprised by that?