KUDOS to Rep Jayapal saying that challenging misdeeds by the Israeli government isn't antisemitic.

[egbertowillies]

Rep. Pramila Jayapal was ready for the question about her critique of Israel. She made it clear that being critical of Israel’s evil deeds does not make it antisemitic.

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[marybourg]

1. But maybe characterizing the deeds as "evil" is what is antisemitic.

[madaboutharry]

2. I caught that too.

It’s all about framing the narrative. Evil is a powerful word. And it has been used to describe Jews for centuries.

[TeamProg]

4. I'd categorize what Hamas did on 10/7 as evil, no ?

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. I'll raise you the 11000+ and a few hospitals.

While we are at it.

[marybourg]

9. And if the Representative publicly characterized it as evil, I would not

charge her with Islamophobia.

[TeamProg]

3. Oh for crying out loud.

[IronLionZion]

5. Deeds can indeed be evil

A person shouldn't get a pass on evil deeds. There are far right members of Netanyahu's cabinet and the Knesset who are absolutely promoting hate and inciting violence. We don't like that when it's Trump's people doing that here in the US.

[marybourg]

7. Yes, they can be. And they can also not be.

[Goddessartist]

13. I think their actions are evil.

Are you going to call me antisemitic?

That's a very hard reach.

[marybourg]

16. I think Israel, like the US and every

other nation, has the right and duty to destroy an enemy sworn to its destruction. It is not limited to killing only as many as the enemy killed; it is entitled to try to wipe out any ongoing enemy.

If that enemy hides among the civilian population it pretends to be championing, in its homes, schools and mosques, it is the evil force and Israel does not thereby lose its right to preserve its existence. To single Israel out, among all the nations, as being evil for fighting for its very existence is anti- semitic, in my opinion.

[Goddessartist]

17. It seems

Any criticism of Israel is anti semitic to you.

Israel does not have the right to wipe out an entire people.

Their actions are evil like Russia's actions are evil.

Israel is committing genocide.

Supporting bombing hospitals and schools and refugee camps are war crimes.

My Jewish mil agrees with me as does her entire family.

[Chautauquas]

20. +1

[stopdiggin]

8. murders by West Bank settlers would probably qualify

as 'evil deeds'. (not a lot of prosecutions going on there - that we know of) The theft of Palestinian land (via illegal settlement) would be considered - at the very least criminal, in most civilized countries - if not perhaps outright evil. I'm not sure if I'm going to get hung up on that particular word. So, in the larger context ...

No, criticizing Israel for its 'misdeeds' is not antisemitism - and further, it never has been. On the other hand, we have seen plenty of outright and abject antisemitism (from numerous sources) over the past month or so. And we don't have any trouble identifying THAT either ..

[Lithos]

10. Fair - she is right

However, such a qualification provides shade for those who are antisemitic.

[Behind the Aegis]

11. What the fuck ever.

[Beastly Boy]

12. I wish she would challenge misdeeds. Not misdeeds by Israel.

Her bias is too transparent.

[IronLionZion]

15. People challenge government misdeeds all the time

why should Israeli government get a pass on their misdeeds?

[Beastly Boy]

18. Why should the Gaza government get a pass on their misdeeds?

That's essentially what Pramila is doping.

[IronLionZion]

19. Gaza government is Hamas. Nobody is giving Hamas a pass on anything

The people dying, being wounded, losing their homes, being evicted from hospitals during the bombings don't look like Hamas. Looks like a lot of civilians and children. If they were Hamas being killed, the Israeli government would show the photos to the world as proof.

[RainWalker]

14. She is spot on the money

She said it perfectly.