
The anti-semitism is strong on DCUM. |
As I said in my post, I think it’s completely inappropriate to say this stuff at work, especially to a Jewish colleague or anyone who may have friends/family in Israel. I just think that the people saying he’s clearly wrong for saying it ever or thinking it at all are wrong. |
According to US law. Hamas is the terrorist designation not Israel. I dont make the rules |
I think Belgium shouldn't exist -- it's basically a country where the French-speakers can just become part of France, and the other half should join the Netherlands.
I also don't think West Virginia should exist -- it should become part of VA like it used to be. Same for the Dakotas -- merge North and South back to what it used to be. I'm not against the people, I just think the abitrary borders drawn up to create these countries/states are unnecessary. |
Saying this in a meeting is highly inappropriate and HR needs to handle |
"The person is Palestinian and has made anti-Israel comments before. When someone sat in his usual spot at the conference table, he joked that the person was Israeli for taking his things."
This is the level of trolling I come here for. Well done. |
If he were of any other nationality besides Palestinian, I would call it out. But his homeland was literally taken away from he people so he’s gonna have that opinion.
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He didn’t say something with against Jewish people. He said something against another country. Really dumb and inappropriate to state that at work, but also not appropriate to equate people with countries. |
When do you plan on handing your land and property over to the Native Americans? |
It's possible to oppose the war in Gaza without saying Israel shouldn't exist. Letting comments like that go just encourages more anti-semitism and terrorist propaganda. |
What your coworker said is anti-semitic hate speech and could likely get him fired. Despite the bigots on this forum, that is the legal reality. It's just a question of if you want to pursue it. I would. I have a zero-tolerance policy for anti-semitism. |
I'm Jewish, and I would not actually call that person anti-Semitic. Yes, even though they are, by definition almost, anti-Semitic. But if a person is Palestinian, then hating Israel and wishing it away are not really in the same category as an American-raised person thinking all Jews should be exterminated. Theirs is more anger and grievance that is political in nature. Many Jews I know think Palestine shouldn't exist, or even that it doesn't exist, so I'm not sure it's fair to label your coworker anti-Semitic. On the other hand, work is really not a place to express those views, joking or not. Maybe especially joking. So it's inappropriate for your coworker to say those things, and someone really should tell them so, but not you. |
Please. If someone said something during a dinner with Muslim colleagues about how Hamas committed atrocities on 10/7, it would not be appropriate either even though it's true and the coworker is of course not Hamas. Bringing up anything about this current war in a work context especially around Muslim or Jewish coworkers is a shitty move meant to antagonize or hurt. |
So, I think the difference here is that you are suggesting that West Virginia be reabsorbed, but the people would remain where they are. I think Moldova shouldn't exist, but I'm not suggesting they be displaced or cleansed, just absorbed into Romania. There's nowhere for Israelis to go without the existence of Israel. With that said, Israelis consistently say there is no such thing as a Palestinian. I'd say the coworker's speech, while ill advised for the workplace, is essentially the same. |
This is the most important piece. In the workplace, we need to try not to traumatize and hurt one another. This sometimes means keeping our own counsel. On the other hand, the co-worker here is watching a real time genocide. I'd argue the onus is on everyone around him to show some grace as he watches his countrypeople (and possibly family) starve to death and be bombed. |