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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The current obsession with calling out any-Semitism on college campuses is just Israeli propaganda and Republican pre-election pandering. Israeli Jews cannot commit a genocide in Gaza and then complain when their behavior stokes global anti-Semitism. And Jewish critics of Israel would be better served by using their influence to effect change in Israel than complaining about anti-Semitism, which is in an issue but not one remotely as deserving of attention right now as the mass slaughter and dispossession of Palestinians by Israel.  [/quote]

It may feel unfair or hit too close to home for Jewish Americans who genuinely oppose Israel’s policies and actions, but why is criticizing any Jewish American who unconditionally supports Israel even an issue worthy of discussion? Why would that even constitute actual anti-semitism?

I completely, unequivocally reject Greenblatt’s over-reach on the definition, but even if you (incorrectly) believe that it constitutes bias, why are we even allowing anti-semitism to be elevated above other biases? Why are we allowing our federal and legislative branches to embarrass us on the global stage by spending the past year running interference for a foreign state and demonizing those who have genuine, legitimate concerns over atrocities being committed with our backing and funding?

Israel, a nation that has co-opted (hijacked?) the Jewish culture and religion, is a global pariah. If the leadership of Israel want to identify themselves as “the Jewish state” and Jewish Americans who unconditionally support Israel’s policies and actions want to make Israel’s “Jewish-ness” the central aspect of the state’s identity, why is any criticism of Israel that happens to catch Jews in the crosshairs objectionable to them?

Remember, criticism. Acting on criticisms and encroaching on the rights of others is a different matter altogether.

Meanwhile, Israel HAS committed horrific atrocities against the Palestinian population for decades. Israel’s actions DO constitute ethnic cleansing if not outright genocide. Israel HAS defiantly refused to follow international law, and there are a litany of other Israeli policies and actions that the world DOES find morally repugnant and unacceptable.

As children, most of us are taught that our actions have consequences. The act of unconditionally supporting ANYTHING has consequences. I’m perplexed that Israel and the U.S. government can only seem to come to grips with that fact when it applies to others. Why?[/quote]

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