Anti-Semitism?

Why is it that anyone who opposes the state of Israel�s occupation and brutalization of the Palestinians is branded an anti-Semite? Israel is no different from any other state, be it Muslim, Christian, or secular. Our objections to Israel are not based upon the makeup of its citizenry, but upon its actions as a state. If we would, as many of us do, oppose the Chinese government for its oppression of Tibet, would we be branded as racists, or anti-Asians? No, we would not. People know that those objections are political and humanitarian, not racially based. So what makes Israel different? Zionist organizations have made it their goal to try to convince the world, Jews and non-Jews alike that Zionism is Judaism. Thus attacking Zionism is the same as attacking Judaism. This is simply not true, and most real Jews understand this.

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I think most "intelligent" people are able to distinguish between racist discussion that is "anti-Semitic" and a political discussion that criticises the policies of the Israeli government.

However... as we've often seen, critics of Israeli policies are all too often people who have issues with Jews as a race/religion, not people who simply disagree with the Israeli government.

Originally posted by John Nada
Why is it that anyone who opposes the state of Israel�s occupation and brutalization of the Palestinians is branded an anti-Semite? Israel is no different from any other state, be it Muslim, Christian, or secular. Our objections to Israel are not based upon the makeup of its citizenry, but upon its actions as a state. If we would, as many of us do, oppose the Chinese government for its oppression of Tibet, would we be branded as racists, or anti-Asians? No, we would not. People know that those objections are political and humanitarian, not racially based. So what makes Israel different? Zionist organizations have made it their goal to try to convince the world, Jews and non-Jews alike that Zionism is Judaism. Thus attacking Zionism is the same as attacking Judaism. This is simply not true, and most real Jews understand this.

www.studentorg.vcu.edu...

Very nice read indeed, thanks for sharing
Want to see Djarums response on this We won�t agree as William said

Awesome article, thanks for the heads-up!



jak

If Jews don't get something their way they start to cry.

The vibe I get off most Jews is that they think everyone is out to get them.

Semitic doesn't only refer to Jews. It refers to the semetic peoples. Arabs and Jews alike.