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In reply to the discussion: Definition of anti-Semitism Is a Threat to No One but anti-Semites [View all]oberliner
(58,724 posts)24. Again, I am not agreeing or disagreeing with you on anything
I am presenting you with the fact that the definition of antisemitism in the OP identifies what you wrote as an example of antisemitism.
Here is the relevant excerpt:
Contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the
religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:
Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence
of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:
Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence
of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/sites/default/files/press_release_document_antisemitism.pdf
I am asking you to consider why that might be the case. Can you at least try to imagine a non-political motivation for doing so?
Are you willing to identify maybe one or two non-political reasons why they might have included that sentence as an example of antisemitism?
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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
It's racist for 2 reasons. First, it's a deliberate lie & incitement to hatred....
shira
Dec 2016
#7