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Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Legitimate criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)15. Israel already guarantees equal rights for all its citizens despite the fiction you're selling. n/t
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I believe that no ethnic group should be allowed to create a state and discriminate against other
Little Tich
May 2016
#9
Frankly, I think that liberal democracy is the only viable form of government.
Little Tich
May 2016
#12
Really? So what is your side doing to promote Palestinian liberal democratic values?
shira
May 2016
#14
Israel already guarantees equal rights for all its citizens despite the fiction you're selling. n/t
shira
May 2016
#15
It's an irrational hatred so the lie that he's never once heard anyone say anything antisemitic....
shira
May 2016
#52
I put up the OP because it reflects my own beliefs on anti-Semitism to a great degree.
Little Tich
May 2016
#10
I've realized that Alan Johnson never mentions what he believes constitutes legitimate criticism of
Little Tich
May 2016
#27
In post #4, I wrote before the video that at 1:08 into it Johnson distinguishes...
shira
May 2016
#32
Did you watch the video? Still don't know the difference b/w legit criticism & demonisation? n/t
shira
May 2016
#43
I seem to struggle with that particular clip, but why don't you enlighten me?
Little Tich
May 2016
#44
Calling Israel a Nazi, Apartheid state or calling for the forced transfer of Israel's Jews...
shira
May 2016
#47
I think that there is a difference in how we define the motivations for the examples you mentioned.
Little Tich
May 2016
#48
The worst critics of Israel spew out most or all of those examples constantly....
shira
May 2016
#50
Wait - you didn't answer my last question. Let's see if what you're saying is legitimate....
shira
May 2016
#54
Where have you ever seen Israel's record on gay rights used to deflect criticism?
shira
May 2016
#57
You're exhausted because u don't want to distinguish b/w legit criticism & Jew hate?
shira
May 2016
#58
As to the Nazi comparison, that's Holocaust Inversion....a form of Holocaust Denial
shira
May 2016
#17
"Holocaust Inversion" - that's a real fancy name for a limited instance of a very common mistake in
Little Tich
May 2016
#21
I'm not giving Livingstone a free pass - it's just that I can't go from his statement being possibly
Little Tich
May 2016
#24
It would of course clinch it if Livingstone would make comments that revealed that he really doesn't
Little Tich
May 2016
#28
“A real antisemite doesn’t just hate the Jews in Israel”: Ken Livingstone’s extraordinary definition
FBaggins
May 2016
#31
It's all his bizarre statements & lies that prove w/o question he's a Jew hater. n/t
shira
May 2016
#51
It's actually simple - the proof must prove that a person is an anti-Semite.
Little Tich
May 2016
#39