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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am sick of hearing every criticism of Israel or those who demand unconditional support for Israel recast as an anti-Semitic “trope.” It is largely simply an effort to silence criticism or debate.  Omar has the same right to speak out as every other member of Congress, including older Jewish members in their 60s and 70s. [/quote]

Your first sentence is simply not true. It is certainly the case that not every criticism of Israel is equivalent to anti-semitism. But some criticism of Israel is in fact grounded in anti-semitism.

Just like those that state that every person who criticizes Israel is anti-semitic, are dead wrong, so too are those who say that to be anti-Israel (or anti-zionist) never has anything to do with anti-semitism. We don't live in a world of absolutes.[/quote]

You just rephrased what the PP said, after saying it's simply not true.[/quote]

Uh, not quite. PP literally said "I am sick of hearing every criticism of Israel... recast as an anti-Semitic trope." That's an absolute statement that is not true. Not every criticism is recast as anti-semitic.[/quote]

Hm.  How about I just redirect you to this post downthread.  It obliterated any point you thought you made:

[url]https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/60/789616.page#14646236[/url][/quote]

Dude. that is one person's opinion. Of course some people are going to be binary (and wrong) about this topic. But not everyone feels that way, and thus not every criticism of Israel is recast as anti-semitic. Frankly your spin on it is just as big a problem as those who equate every anti-israel sentiment with anti-semitism. that was the real point of my post.[/quote]

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