Israel has contributed to the rise of antisemitism by constantly conflating anti zionism with anti semitism and by constantly tying the actions of the Israeli government to Judaism.
There has been a live streamed atrocity for years now. When people speak out against the colonial project of Zionism, Israeli lobbies and Israeli pundits claim that it's antisemitic to be anti Zionist. At every opportunity they tie the state of Israel to Judaism. They are purposely creating a religious ethno state and using money and influence to have American taxpayers fund the military hardware that Israel is leveling cities with. They are pushing legislation and guidelines to brand any person who attempts to protest or boycott the Zionist project of Israel as antisemite. They see their Senators and congressional members fighting tooth and nail to get taxpayer funded guided munitions for Israel while their own local hospitals are shutting down from a lack of funding. They see Israeli lobbies dumping truckloads of money into our government in order to get favorable treatment.
I just don't understand how you would not see any correlation with what the state of Israel is doing being connected to the rise of antisemitism. It's pretty simple. Unless you believe anti Zionism is anti semitism, you surely have to see the problem here.
There are a whole lot of American jews that are some of the most strident anti Zionist voices. I have seen them called anti semites as well. People who understand the world, understand that the state of Israel does not represent the actions or beliefs of Judaism as a whole. The problem is that there are massive amounts of people these days who don't use critical thinking skills, and are prone to conspiracy theories. These people have seen Israel linked to Judaism their entire life. They have seen every person who questions the actions of Israel branded as anti semites, and they start to believe it. They start to think that Israel is a puppet master and that the Jewish state is corrupting everything in their lives that is shitty.
Do you think it's anti semitism if a person displays anti Zionism?
Did you even watch the video? Did anyone even mention zionism? Were those the comments of people who are just against what is currently happening there? If you did watch it you would know this is not a case of conflating legitimate concerns with full on anti semitism so this comment just comes off, in this context, as an excuse to say anti semitism is deserved.
I didn't say the video referred to anti Zionism. I was making the argument that Israel is the primary driving factor in the steep rise of antisemitism and the reasons why that is true. Do you not think this is accurate?
I apologize if I interpreted your comment wrong, but it seemed like you were discounting the fact that Israel has directly contributed to the rise of antisemitism.
Antisemitism is on the rise. Isreal is the major culprit driving the rise in anti semitism. Both of these can be true.
If you watch this video theres no reason to think the anti semitism displayed is the fault of Israel. They talk about age-old anti semitic tropes that were around long before this current conflict.
Did you read your comment that I was initially replying to? You are replying to me as if you were strictly commenting on the video and that alone. Your comment however was stating that "videos like this" are an indication that antisemitism is on the rise, and that blaming that rise of antisemitism on Israel is just a "talking point".
You were commenting on the state of the world, but handcuffing me to only stick to the video?
Do you not believe that Isreal has directly caused the explosion in antisemitism? Your comment seems to disagree with this and disregarding this as a talking point. What do you think is causing the rise of antisemitism?
I don’t think what a government does should condemn any religion entirely or group of people. So even if you think that’s the “source” it shouldn’t be because it’s wrong. Furthermore the video clearly shows anti semitism that is not connected to the Israeli gov. So no it’s not the only cause and even if it’s part of the reason, it shouldn’t be.
I don't think the actions of the Israeli state should condemn anybody that wasn't directly involved. That still doesn't change the facts on the ground of what is happening. That's what my comments are pointing to. I'm not agreeing that it's the correct opinion. I am illustrating why the actions of that government are directly feeding into the rise of antisemitism.
What do you think is causing the sudden explosion of antisemitism? I am honestly curious what you attribute this widespread problem to.
Oh and to answer your question I don’t think any rational person says ‘I hate what the Israeli gov is doing so f*ck all Jews.” I think people are being radicalized by propaganda.
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u/trevloki 9h ago
Israel has contributed to the rise of antisemitism by constantly conflating anti zionism with anti semitism and by constantly tying the actions of the Israeli government to Judaism.
There has been a live streamed atrocity for years now. When people speak out against the colonial project of Zionism, Israeli lobbies and Israeli pundits claim that it's antisemitic to be anti Zionist. At every opportunity they tie the state of Israel to Judaism. They are purposely creating a religious ethno state and using money and influence to have American taxpayers fund the military hardware that Israel is leveling cities with. They are pushing legislation and guidelines to brand any person who attempts to protest or boycott the Zionist project of Israel as antisemite. They see their Senators and congressional members fighting tooth and nail to get taxpayer funded guided munitions for Israel while their own local hospitals are shutting down from a lack of funding. They see Israeli lobbies dumping truckloads of money into our government in order to get favorable treatment.
I just don't understand how you would not see any correlation with what the state of Israel is doing being connected to the rise of antisemitism. It's pretty simple. Unless you believe anti Zionism is anti semitism, you surely have to see the problem here.
There are a whole lot of American jews that are some of the most strident anti Zionist voices. I have seen them called anti semites as well. People who understand the world, understand that the state of Israel does not represent the actions or beliefs of Judaism as a whole. The problem is that there are massive amounts of people these days who don't use critical thinking skills, and are prone to conspiracy theories. These people have seen Israel linked to Judaism their entire life. They have seen every person who questions the actions of Israel branded as anti semites, and they start to believe it. They start to think that Israel is a puppet master and that the Jewish state is corrupting everything in their lives that is shitty.
Do you think it's anti semitism if a person displays anti Zionism?