From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.israel,alt.politics.international,can.politics,nz.politics
Subject: Re: Israeli Minister "We always use the anti-Semitism trick or bring
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:21:08 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Wed, 19 Mar 25 03:06:55 UTC, rjac wrote:
> A former high-level Israeli official says that Israeli Jews routinely
> use âthe Holocaustâ and the charge of anti-Semitism to intimidate and
> silence critics of Israelâs policies. âItâs a trick. We always use
> it,â says Shulamit Aloni. When Europeans criticize Israeli policy, she
> goes on to explain, âwe bring out the Holocaust,â and when Americans
> are critical of Israelâs policies, they are called anti-Semitic.
Two problems with that:
A rather large number of Jews themselves are opposed to Zionism and
oppression of Palestinians. This includes some prominent ones making their
concerns felt about the actions of the current Israeli Government. Trying
to accuse them of âanti-Semitismâ tends to come off as a bit rich.
Also, Arabs are Semites, too.