Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Britain adopts broader anti-Semitism definition to fight hate crimes against Jews [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)...but only Israel merits BDS.
Until you find something factually inaccurate WRT the article comparing Israel to Australia, the point stands. Here's another article on Australian Apartheid, by John Pilger who is part of the BDS movement (one of your folks)....
Apartheid alive and well in Australia
http://www.herald.co.zw/apartheid-alive-and-well-in-australia/
I've now given you 2 democracies which are clearly worse than Israel and yet you pretend Israel is uniquely racist, similar to old antisemitic tropes that cast Jews as uniquely racist - and you seriously wonder why antizionism is considered antisemitic? You're kidding. You're actually doing a great job proving why. Your excuses that provide a BDS "get out of jail free card" for Australia & India (clearly because they're not Jewish states) are pathetic. I could've mentioned democratic Turkey, but Turkey isn't a Jewish state, is it? Oh well, no BDS for them either. They can literally get away with murder, along with their occupation & settler movement in Cyprus.
Your opponents only ask that you criticize Israel on par with other nations, but you clearly can't. You give non-democracies a totally free pass as if that helps the 100's of millions oppressed there, and you find excuses to let non-Israeli democracies off. Once again, criticism of Israel isn't antisemitic unless that criticism is unlike that of other nations. If you had a consistent standard & didn't single out Israel there wouldn't be a problem. I'll remind you there are other occupations worldwide, other settlements across the globe, real Apartheid vs. Palestinians in Lebanon (a democracy), and non-citizens of liberal western nations who don't enjoy the same rights as citizens in those democracies. Where's the BDS movement? They have their heads up their asses, obsessed with Jews, that's where they are.
You bring up Adalah (among others) every other post but Adalah, like those other organizations, is part of the loathsome BDS movement you deplore for some reason known only to you. You haven't explained yet, so please tell us why you have a problem with the BDS movement. I know why. It's obviously a racist movement, but I want you to say it. I want you to be honest. I also want to know why you keep posting from sources that are part of a racist, antisemitic movement. Please answer what your problem with BDS is. Is it racist?
Or punt.