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[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's manufactured. The US government unquestionably supports Israel and doesn't wanna threaten their ~~remote military base~~ relationship, so they act to silence dissidents and quench protests, such as by trying to equate criticism of Israel's government with antisemitism.

[-] MonkRome@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The problem is that it's easy for the interested parties to equate it to antisemitism when intermixed with legitimate protest of Israel's horrendous actions are actual antisemites coopting the conversation for their own purposes. Antisemitism is at it's highest point in my entire lifetime. Things to note: Muslim Israelis (about 20% of their population) support Israel's wartime actions at about the same rate as Jewish Israelis. Also, the language used in opposition to, or in support of, Israel in this conflict is different than in comparable one sided wars.

To be clear I want to reiterate that i think what Israel is doing is undeniably awful, but I think antisemitism, and anti Muslim sentiments, color how people interpret and talk about what is happening irrespective of government officials agendas. It's absolutely part of the conversation whether we like it or not, and we have to navigate that as part of the larger conversation. This isn't to say I don't agree with you, it is bullshit to just paint everything as antisemitism.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago

We also shouldn't pretend antisemitism is something that just happens. It's actively promoted be various people for various agendas. For example, the government of Israel directly promotes antisemitism by committing atrocities while claiming to represent all Jews. Then they benefit from it by accusing anyone who opposes them of being antisemitic. Lives of Jewish people are just as expendable as Palestinians to someone like Netanyahu.

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