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Israel/Palestine

oberliner

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10. The headline says the funeral "Proved that Anti-Semitism is Dead"

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 2, 2016, 06:48 AM

Oct 2016

This is insane.

A headline and article suggesting that Israel's standing internationally would improve if the occupation ended would be a non-insane assertion that could be discussed by reasonable people.

Claiming that "anti-semitism is dead" is not.

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Shimon Peres' Funeral Proved That anti-Semitism Is Dead [View all] Little Tich Oct 2016 OP

Yair Rosenberg has the best Tweet on this insanity from Gideon Levy oberliner Oct 2016 #1

I was going to post something madaboutharry Oct 2016 #2

So Israel's international status in no way connected to the treatment of the Palestinians? Little Tich Oct 2016 #5

The headline says the funeral "Proved that Anti-Semitism is Dead" oberliner Oct 2016 #10

Levy refers to the killing of the imaginary spectre of the Zionist right-wing. Little Tich Oct 2016 #11

Do you think that the funeral proved that anti-semitism is dead? oberliner Oct 2016 #12

I suppose that the most obvious interpretation of the OP is unavailable to someone who assumes that Little Tich Oct 2016 #16

Levy is not insane oberliner Oct 2016 #17

It's a catchy headline - "World leaders refute a Zionist lie" isn't as catchy, I suppose. n/t Little Tich Oct 2016 #19

It's not catchy - it's insane/moronic oberliner Oct 2016 #20

I dare say that your POW is dominating this thread. Little Tich Oct 2016 #21

There are still some diehard members of the Persian ulema who want to -- and this is a quote -- MADem Oct 2016 #3

bullshit. Anti-semitism is alive and well still_one Oct 2016 #4

It's a complex issue. Little Tich Oct 2016 #6

Yes. Igel Oct 2016 #13

I don't believe in the all or nothing approach to a problem. Little Tich Oct 2016 #18

K&R Israeli Oct 2016 #7

Tthe title if this OP leftynyc Oct 2016 #8

Levy fails logic 6chars Oct 2016 #9

Denying antisemitism is like denying the Holocaust. aranthus Oct 2016 #14

Idiocy from a vile racist Gideon Levy who incites & justifies terror vs. Jews. shira Oct 2016 #15