>> I can understand why anyone would hesitate before committing something so vague. Anti-Semitism is a
>> euphemism for anti-Jew.
Its not vague, its pretty specific.
1/ Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.
2/ Making mendacious, dehumanising, demonising, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.
3/ Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.
4/ Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust).
5/ Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
6/ Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.
7/ Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
8/ Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.
9/ Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterise Israel or Israelis.
10/ Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.
11/ Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.
I'm afraid 6/ is a fact, especially in the US, where many pressure groups exist in high ranks of administration purely for the advancement of Israeli policy
8/ Is a travesty of fact, where the state of Israel does exhibit behaviour not expected or demanded of other states. And publicly proclaims the fact.
10/ I already proclaimed that in an earlier post, because its a valid comparison.
11/ effectively means "we will behave in exactly any manner we want with no retribution"
I'm afraid those steps make many of us technically officially Anti Semetic, tho in reality we are not. And I suspect it was designed to do so.
Last edited by: Zero on Tue 19 Feb 19 at 13:28
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