From: Dhu on Gate <campbell@neotext.ca>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.israel,can.politics,nz.politics
Subject: Re: Israeli Minister "We always use the anti-Semitism trick or bring
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:52:53 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:21:08 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 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
Da,
> oppression of Palestinians. This includes some prominent ones making their
> concerns felt about the actions of the current Israeli Government. Trying
Da,
> to accuse them of âanti-Semitismâ tends to come off as a bit rich.
>
> Also, Arabs are Semites, too.
Da.
Dhu
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