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Denzil_DC

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32. Yes, and if his words were reported responsibly,

Thu Jun 30, 2016, 10:28 AM

Jun 2016

they might go some small way towards preventing a Jewish person or a Muslim person being beaten up on the street.

There's a lot of out-group hatred in the UK at the moment. It doesn't that frequently flare up into violence and it's certainly not a new development, but the media are complete hypocrites here because they've done so much to stir it up.

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Corbyn appears to compare Israeli government to Islamic State [View all] brooklynite Jun 2016 OP

Corbyn appears to compare Israeli government to Islamic State sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #1

He believes there is an equivalence between the Israeli government and ISIS. iandhr Jun 2016 #4

No, he believes there's a correspondence between two relationships. Igel Jun 2016 #29

I know the drill. sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #33

First off I don't believe that all criticism of Israel is anti-semsitc. iandhr Jun 2016 #37

I accept the continued existence of Israel sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #45

Well said. forest444 Jun 2016 #49

What Hamas says in English vs what they say in Arabic is very different. iandhr Jul 2016 #71

This is an article sulphurdunn Jul 2016 #73

How inconvenient for you Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #64

I thought he was an asshole before leftynyc Jun 2016 #2

Right on. iandhr Jun 2016 #38

Those trying to explain it away leftynyc Jun 2016 #39

You mean people who have a firm grasp of the English language? Scootaloo Jun 2016 #41

Corbyn's concept of damage control Angel Martin Jun 2016 #3

Stupid interpretation by press - clear refutation by Corbyn. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #5

Yes I disagree iandhr Jun 2016 #7

Because you're magically inside his head. Amazing! JackRiddler Jun 2016 #8

You can pretend this is the leftynyc Jun 2016 #9

Read the words iandhr Jun 2016 #10

At worst, you could say that sentence implicitly says there are karynnj Jun 2016 #12

I might give him the benefit of the doubt if he didn't support Hamas. iandhr Jun 2016 #13

I am jewish as is my husband who I read the comment to karynnj Jun 2016 #23

Corbyn considering hamas leftynyc Jun 2016 #40

Well, no Scootaloo Jun 2016 #44

An equivalence between "Muslim friends" and "Jewish friends" Scootaloo Jun 2016 #43

Yep reading the whole speech Corbyn totally sounds like an antisemitic /s RAFisher Jun 2016 #36

I honestly don't see how sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #46

No, that is not the definition of anti-semite Doodley Jun 2016 #51

I"m with you and this is exactly the way things are intentionally karynnj Jun 2016 #11

It appears to me that he compared "Jewish friends" to "Islamic friends", bemildred Jun 2016 #6

But, but, but ... that simply doesn't play with their agenda for Corbyn hatred! Nihil Jun 2016 #14

rather ham-handed if that was his point. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #15

We all fail to resist taking a shot from time to time ... bemildred Jun 2016 #16

doesn't seem he's in a position to invite incoming fire on a subject geek tragedy Jun 2016 #17

Come come, this is British politics, and they are in wild disarray at the moment too. nt bemildred Jun 2016 #18

gasoline aerosol is usually not a fantastic way to address wildfires though nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #19

I'm not suggesting it will come out well. bemildred Jun 2016 #21

if he thought that using Israel and ISIS as the two comparison points would be an effective geek tragedy Jun 2016 #22

Yeah, it kind of undoes the oil upon the water part. bemildred Jun 2016 #24

there's really no amount of scorn and vitriol too harsh for the Brexit leaders. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #26

Infantile is the word. nt bemildred Jun 2016 #27

He did nothing of the kind. sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #47

Beautifully explained. Doodley Jun 2016 #52

he chose those two examples. nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #53

That makes him an antisemite? sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #56

No, just someone who's somewhat tone deaf nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #57

Hell, he's a politician. sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #58

And? Scootaloo Jun 2016 #63

I read it as being antisemitic King_David Jun 2016 #65

Yeah, you would. (n/t) Nihil Jul 2016 #66

I'm not quite sure what that means . King_David Jul 2016 #68

Which of those three words is causing you difficulty? Nihil Jul 2016 #69

. King_David Jul 2016 #70

.. Nihil Jul 2016 #72

I read that post, King_David Jul 2016 #76

Yup. Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #25

Whether it's "nothing" or not, it's become a leading news story in the UK... brooklynite Jun 2016 #28

If Corbyn draws breath too heavily right now, Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #31

Well, that was stupid Bradical79 Jun 2016 #20

How many Israelis has ISIS beheaded? sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #48

He then clarifies the point, as you note in your excerpt Scootaloo Jun 2016 #30

Yes, and if his words were reported responsibly, Denzil_DC Jun 2016 #32

We are witnessing the Sanderization of Corbyn. Helen Borg Jun 2016 #34

It "appears" that reporter wanted to stir up more shit against Corbyn suffragette Jun 2016 #35

Corbyn agnostic102 Jun 2016 #42

How is he a big supporter of Hamas? sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #50

We are talking about weather he is an antisemite. iandhr Jul 2016 #74

The point was that nothing sulphurdunn Jul 2016 #75

Hamas calls for the murder of all Jews. iandhr Jul 2016 #77

You could have responded to the content of my post, but chose to go in another direction suffragette Jun 2016 #55

Winning friends and influencing people: Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #54

Kate McCann, writer for The Telegraph. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #60

except he didn't even say that pescao Jun 2016 #59

I don't know what his actual point was. David__77 Jun 2016 #61

Oh great, some more "Corbyn is an antisemite" nonsense. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #62

Absolutely spot on ... Nihil Jul 2016 #67

He did not LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #78