How Israel And Its Allies Weaponize Antisemitism

Criticizing Israel or calling for a ceasefire in Gaza is not antisemitic. So why does Israel and so many of its allies say it is?

[ianturpin]

Since the 60's I have been saying that there is a huge difference between being anti-zionist and antisemitic, and I have been called a Jew hater for saying this. Thankfully people are waking up to the truth.

[siminoof]

" Antisemitism? It's a trick, we always use it, to stifle legitimate criticism of Zionism and Israel". - Shulamit Aloni, former Israeli Education minister

[ursmanify]

So next time someone criticises me even if I am in the wrong, I will just call them anti something in order to get away with it. How ridiculous.

[unknownhuman]

Future generations and history books will never forget role of US, UK and Europe in aiding and protecting this country which is committing crimes against humanity with impunity for 75 years.

[PerceivedREALITY]

Condemning Israeli war crimes is not antisemitic

[moldymush]

Nothing antisemitic about expressing disdain for Zionism. Free Palestine

[Water-]

What's hypocritical is how antisemism is weaponized yet, they're allowed to speak hatefully about Palestinians and Arabs, and they're allowed to cheer their suffering.

[michellenorris]

A significant legal precedent was set in the U.K. on the 5th of February 2024, when Professor David Miller won his unfair dismissal case against Bristol University.
A significant sentence in the Judge's summing up included the words:- ''Criticism of racism in Zionism is not antisemitic.''

[ilya]

not as bad as provoking your enemy with deplorable acts, and claim to be helpless victims when they and again and again

[lppoqql]

I believe all people should live in peace, but the real world is not ruled by kind people like us.

[wandamoon]

Offended by everything, ashamed of nothing

[Guyverman]

Criticizing Islamic theocracy isn’t necessarily islamophobic either.

[Alternative-nicg]

It's like saying anti Iran, anti Afghanistan anti Iraqi etc is Islamaphobic

[htxhallitronix]

If that's the new meaning of "antisemitic, " then that's what I exactly am 😂

[riccardopusceddu]

Another excuse: why do you dis-proportionally criticise Israel and not other potential war crimes as those committed by Syrians or Saudis or Iran or Afghanistan or Turkey? Why mainly only Israel? And you've the courage to tell us you're not Antisemitic?

[Rhythmicons]

The sad part is that people have to be told this.

[afterhourscinema]

The cruelest irony of the 20th century is that the people of the Shoah went on to do the EXACT same thing to another people, what was done to them

[tysondennis]

Calling out Israel for genocide isn’t antisemitism

[jeremiasrobinson]

I have been called antisemitic so many times since Israel has been committing (this phase) of the genocide, it feels like the word doesn't even have any meaning anymore.

[emil]

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson