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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hopefully people can see that there are unacceptable levels of both Islamophobia and antisemitism right now.  Who is the biggest victim really isn’t the point. [/quote]

As a Jew I would argue that there is a revelation from the last month and that is that anti semitism is seen as so much more acceptable as any other type of racism. People are fine with saying and doing things as they relate to Jews that they would never ever ever be ok with saying or doing about another historically persecuted race. I am 46 and I was told this in the past but never realized how true it is before. I’m not defending Israel, I’m saying the rapidity with which people are calling for Israel to disappear altogether and calling Jews white colonists, and the acceptance of that in mass protests and in language across social media - is horrifying and terrifying and it would never ever happen to another race and be acceptable [/quote]

Can you please share the comments that you are finding so harmful?

I’m half Jewish and I don’t find negative comments about Israel or even questioning its existence antisemitic.   Those comments are directed at a country. Not the religious faith/ethnicity.

I am totally on board that the world feels much less safe for Jews today than a month ago.   But I also have several dear friends from the Middle East and know they also feel less safe today too.

I don’t think either party can legitimately claim a greater fear or harm.   In fact, I think when one party claims greater pain it it harmful - it minimizes the concerns of the other which is why we are at this point today.

Can’t we break that cycle? Hate is hate.  [/quote]

Is anyone calling for the destruction of a Muslim country? That’s the point re Israel. Israel is a country largely made up of Jews and containing a large percentage of ALL the Jews in the workd - calling for its destruction is intextricable from calling for the destruction of Jews.

It’s one thing to call for legal reform in Israel (which I understand a vast number of Israelis want - they all protested Netanyahu). Quite another to call for Israel to be destroyed. [/quote]

Israel is quite literally blowing up Gaza as we speak.  [/quote]

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