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shira

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7. It's racist for 2 reasons. First, it's a deliberate lie & incitement to hatred....
Wed Dec 21, 2016, 08:50 AM
Dec 2016

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Second, no other nation is relentlessly attacked this way, where its very existence is opposed. Certainly no other democracy, but not even any totalitarian or fascist shit hole either. So sure, if you were doing this equally with other nations, what you'd be doing is fine, but that's not the case....

This is not criticism, it's singling out the Jewish state. Full stop. Show me similar criticism of other nations. Show me opposition to their very existence, or incitement and calls for their destruction, which is exactly what you are doing. Show me another nation or people on the planet, other than Jews, who are undeserving of self-determination. Show me another nation whose people's right to self-determination you want to take away.

Criticism of Israel is not antisemitic, but what you're doing to Israel (which you would never do to any other nation or people) goes well beyond criticism and you know it.

BTW, Oberliner nailed it with your comparison to "Putin's Russia".

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"Israel is a racist endeavour" oberliner Dec 2016 #2
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Your example of Umm al-Hiran is deceptive, racist incitement to hatred.... shira Dec 2016 #8
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You can't dispute one fact from Ben Dror Yemini. Not one. n/t shira Dec 2016 #15
See post #9 with Irish Travelers, Gypsies. Is that Apartheid? shira Dec 2016 #17
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Ben Dror Yemini exposed that lie for what it is. Pure incitement. shira Dec 2016 #26
The UK has the exact same "racist Apartheid" issue w/ Irish Gypsies shira Dec 2016 #9
What you wrote is bigoted. You would never say that of any other nation.... shira Dec 2016 #3
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"Beginning to look like" oberliner Dec 2016 #6
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I am not trying to convince you of anything oberliner Dec 2016 #18
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That sentence shows how open you are to being convinced of anything oberliner Dec 2016 #22
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Again, I am not agreeing or disagreeing with you on anything oberliner Dec 2016 #24
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OK oberliner Dec 2016 #31
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You wrote: "An analogous example would really help me understand" oberliner Dec 2016 #34
Yes, folks are idiots for being concerned about the safety/welfare of Jews worldwide... shira Dec 2016 #37
Tich, that's very disingenuous. You're against Jews' self-determination & sovereignty. shira Dec 2016 #32
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It is. Everyone is guaranteed rights in Israel, which is a free country. shira Dec 2016 #36
Intent vs. Impact: Why Your Intentions Dont Really Matter shira Dec 2016 #27
Leading Jewish Scholar Prosecuted in France for Alleged anti-Muslim Remarks shira Dec 2016 #28
It's racist for 2 reasons. First, it's a deliberate lie & incitement to hatred.... shira Dec 2016 #7
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No, if you criticized other nations like you do Israel, that would be fine.... shira Dec 2016 #12
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Criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country isn't antisemitism... shira Dec 2016 #16
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That's not criticism you level against any other country.... shira Dec 2016 #25
Valiant effort oberliner Dec 2016 #30
It's inconceivable to not know the diff. b/w criticism of Israel & bigotry... shira Dec 2016 #38
Everyone involved with that movie was Jewish oberliner Dec 2016 #39
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