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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There doesn't seem to be a difference anymore between bigoted criticism of Israel and hatred for Jews -- it seems to be coming from the same place.

And the irony of all of it -- many Jews in the US wonder if Israel is the only place for them to be safe. Jews who never felt a connection with Israel, speak no Hebrew, have never left the U.S. It's like we are scared to be anywhere else.

I *wish* there was a difference but the NYT article proves that there isn't -- it is all motivated by hatred for a population that is less than 0.2% of the world. It is so silly. We are just trying to keep our babies safe.[/quote]

I'm 15:21. First, you are reading an interpretation of data in this article. The article is not the end-all, be-all on the matter.

Second, it is true that after atrocities are committed, stupid people start to associate the handful who made those decisions with the population loosely associated with them. When Russia invaded Ukraine, people started not only side-eyeing innocent Russians everywhere, but boycotting Tchaikovsky - ridiculous! It's the same idea here, except that righteous anger at Israel's policies comes as an added layer on top of already existing anti-Jewish sentiment in many places in the world.

So you're not wrong, OP. But I hope you have a nuanced understanding of the situation. Many intelligent people CAN separate the Israel government and armed forced from individual Jews, and individual Israelis. This is what I do, and I believe many others do the same. But you can't escape the fact that there are many stupid people on this planet, who don't care to make those distinctions and will loudly create a hateful atmosphere on social media, leading to an increase of lone wolf attacks from the mentally ill, on innocent Jews the world over.

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