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Thread #160727   Message #3815626
Posted By: Jim Carroll
20-Oct-16 - 04:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: What does 'anti-semitism' mean?
Subject: RE: BS: What does 'anti-semitism' mean?
"Do you portray Israelis as monsters? "
No - we present their leaders as monsters.
""Israelis are gleefully killing children"
No - who has?
" Do you target Israel's very existence? Do you say things like "Israel has no right to exist" "
No - who has?
"Do you single out Israel for alleged human rights violations?"
No - we point out that they occur when thy occur, as
we do with every other atrocity and injustice.
The fact that others commit atrocities dos not legitimise Israeli regime behavior.
"Do you make excuses for terrorism when Palestinians do it while wholeheartedly condemning Israeli violence?"
No - we deal with things that are happening as a whole - for instance, we point out that Palestinian terrorism is no different than the acts carried out in by the Israelis in order to win a homeland - most of my quot comne from Israelis and other Jews and from Human Rights Groups - they are my favourite source.
I never seek the opinions of politicians AND I HAVE NEVER USD THE SILENCE OP POLITICIANS AND STATES TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT
"And, most importantly, do you criticize to hurt Israel and her citizens, rather than aiming to find peaceful solutions that benefit everyone?"
No - where has this ever happened?
Can you give me myy marks please - I make it 10 out of ten for all of us.

I have given the history of Shah's comment - you choose to ignore it
Shah made her suggestion based on two previous suggestions made by two Jews in order to seek a peaceful solution to the prevailing situation - it was not an attack on the Jewish people, it was a reasonably thought out, if impractical suggestion.
By the old definition, that suggestion was antisemitic.
The Israelis have torn that definition up by attributing their behaviour to the Jewish people as a whole - claiming criticism of their actions is "antisemitic" does just that.
Your above list of questions carefully avoids that aspect of antisemitim
If the old definition is no longer valid an new on needs to be reached.
"Nadiya Al-Noor" is a Muslim who has converted to Zionism and has taken up the Israeli cause against the Palestinian People.
Jim Carroll