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I am opposing any person who is falsely accusing Israelis of mass murder in Gaza. Making false accusations against Israel is indeed antisemitism. In fact, it's a hallmark of antisemitism. In medieval times, Jews were accused of poisoning wells, spreading disease and killing Christian children to obtain their blood for use in rituals. Your list of atrocities Israeli forces are accused of committing in Gaza is simply an updating of an old string of false accusations against Jews.. You are just playing word games with the phrase "right to exist." The peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia is an entirely different set of circumstances than the struggle of Jews to create and defend a homeland and Jewish-majority sovereign state. That's optimistic. Several posters have expressed support for the destruction of Israel, but the mods usually react if the rhetoric becomes too antisemitic. Here's an example that doesn't go over the top: I haven't sacrificed anyone. Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel as a sovereign state and its repeated attacks on Israel led to military action that has cost a lot of Palestinian lives. If condemning Hamas and hoping it's eliminated entirely from Gaza can somehow be construed as supporting Hamas, then I guess I'm guilty. But in that case, I would gladly lend my support to Hezbollah, the Houthis, the IRGC of Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, Al Qaeda and several others.

I'm sure antisemites do indeed hate Israel because it functions as both the homeland for and last refuge of the world's Jews. Of the 15.8 million Jews in the world, 7.2 million live in Israel. Another 6.3 million live in the U.S. and the remaining 2.3 million are spread across the globe. Not all Jews acknowledge a relationship to Israel, but that doesn't change the fact that it is nevertheless the homeland of the world's Jews. Every Jew has the right of return to Israel if they so choose. And if antisemites take control of a country, the Jews who live there will be very happy Israel exists as a refuge. If Israel had existed in 1939, millions of Jewish lives could have been saved. I don't need any skills in mind-reading to recognize antisemitism. The words antisemites use give them away. @annotator Do you believe in the literal truth of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion? https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion

What the IDF is doing in Gaza is necessary for the defense of Israel as the homeland of the world's Jews. The IDF is fighting an enemy that has vowed to destroy Israel. The accusations against the IDF and Israeli government are based on their defense of their country and its citizens. The distinction between "Jew" and "Zionist" or "Israeli" is often only a semantic illusion to divert attention from underlying antisemitism.. Madoff was an individual who pled guilty to 11 Federal criminal charges relating to financial crimes. Denouncing him for running the world's biggest Ponzi scheme is not in any way antisemitic. Claiming his crimes supported genocide would have been antisemitic. Same-same with the IDF. Criticizing its strategies and tactics is not inherently antisemitic, but attributing the IDF's actions to genocide is.

I am NOT equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. In fact, I believe the opposite, as I wrote in an earlier post. It's the intent of the criticism that determines whether it is antisemitic. If the goal of the criticism is to persuade listeners or readers Israel has no right to exist as the homeland of the world's Jews, then it is antisemitic. If its purpose is only to register disagreement with the Israeli government's policies and actions or indicate disapproval of some aspects of Israeli society and the lifestyle of its people, then it isn't. It's not at all absurd to criticize those who give direct or indirect support to Hamas. The terrorist group has said itself it benefits from expressions of support (my bold text). Hamas Slams US Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian College Protests "A senior official of the Palestinian Hamas movement at war with Israel has expressed support for protests being staged in solidarity with Gaza at universities across the United States and condemned efforts to crack down on them in comments shared with Newsweek. 'We in the Hamas movement believe that any popular movement demanding an end to the aggression and genocide against our people are useful and supportive activities for our cause,' Hamas spokesperson Bassem Naim told Newsweek." https://www.newsweek.com/hamas-slams-us-crackdown-pro-palestinian-college-protests-1893962 If a member of AN supports Hamas' stated goal of destroying Israel, then that should be made clear. If they are unknowingly aiding Hamas through posts condemning Israel, then I'm right in trying to open their eyes. Do you want to be "useful" to Hamas and "supportive" of its cause? This is the crux of our disagreement. I see the actions taken by the IDF in Gaza as necessary for the defense of the Jewish homeland. The nature of urban warfare and Hamas' policy of hiding its members and weapons among the civilian population are responsible for civilian deaths. It's Hamas, not Israel and the IDF, which should be condemned for the suffering of civilians in Gaza.

Some of you may remember the homeless German man who hung around the LK Metro-Soi Diana area in 2010-11. He was NOT a beggar and mostly refused offers of food or money. I and numerous others offered to give him food and clothes, but he said he didn't want them. Once when he was sitting near the intersection of Soi Diana and 2nd Rd, I said I'd get him a takeaway meal from Kiss Food. He told me her didn't like the food at Kiss and asked me if I knew of a hotel buffet! He may not have been a beggar, but he sure was choosy! Eventually the foot without the flip-flop got so badly infected and swollen I thought it would turn into gangrene. In October 2011, his physical and mental condition deteriorated so far the Immigration Police picked him up and deported him back to Germany. Unfortunately, no one knows the full story or at least isn't willing to post it on a forum.

Believe me, no sudden burst of misinterpretation of the Gaza conflict from a pro-Hamas poster will make me uncomfortable. In my time I have elsewhere encountered far worse antisemitic attacks on Israel that anything the AN mods would allow. What does bother me is that some BMs remain mired in age-old anti-Jewish tropes, with criticism of Israel merely the latest manifestation of a 2,000-year hatred. Perhaps even more distressing are the BMs who don't realize that they are expressing antisemitic ideas or how dangerous those ideas are. The normalization of antisemitic language and opinion in Germany in the 1930s was a crucial step on the road to the Holocaust. Never again is now!

I am asking you if the Israelis who are accused of committing genocide are Jews or if they belong to a different ethno-religious group. Not all citizens of Israeli are Jews. In 2025, about 21% of Israel's citizens are Arabs; roughly 75% are Jews and about 4% non-Arab Christians, Druze and others.

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The BBC has finally released the internal review of its "documentary." BBC Gaza documentary breached guidelines, review finds "A BBC documentary about Gaza breached editorial guidelines on accuracy by failing to disclose the narrator was the son of a Hamas official, the corporation's review has found." ... "The BBC said the programme should not have been signed off, and it was taking appropriate action on accountability." Here comes the crucial point: "The corporation did not name any individuals facing disciplinary action." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bbc-gaza-documentary-breached-guidelines-review-finds/ar-AA1IyOBc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W230&cvid=62ca678ad8d740888b836b77abfe0584&ei=11 Until BBC staffers are fired over pro-Palestinian reporting, the situation won't change in any real way. In an interview last week with The Times, UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy said she was "exasperated" with the BBC. “I have been very clear that people must be held accountable for the decisions that were taken. I have asked the question to the board [of the BBC]. Why has nobody been fired? “What I want is an explanation as to why not. If it is a sackable offence then obviously that should happen. But if the BBC, which is independent, considers that it is not I think what all parliamentarians want to know is why.” https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/bbc-glastonbury-lisa-nandy-jbhv5t6fg

Are the Israelis accused of committing genocide Jews?

Ten years ago, Grzegorz Braun was regarded as an eccentric individual on the fringes of Polish rightwing politics. Since then. he has gathered enough support to win seats in both the European Parliament and the lower chamber of the Polish Parliament. He has steadily gained political strength. But the authorities in Poland are taking him as a serious threat. The Polish and European Parliaments have lifted his immunity so a Polish prosecutor can pursue changes against Braun. He will be indicted for unlawful actions, not his statements about Jews. www.europeaninterest.eu/european-parliament-consents-to-mep-grzegorz-brauns-prosecution-in-poland/ It's important the Polish government takes action against him. Otherwise, the risk is high that Braun's hardcore antisemitism will become "normalized" in the minds of Polish voters. The surge in antisemitism which Europe and the U.S. have seen in recent years is largely down to people accepting antisemitic tropes as valid opinions. Jews can never stop reminding the world that "Never again is now!"

Through shared beliefs in antisemitism. It's been an "ideology" for 2,000 years. In its modern form, antisemitism is a shared characteristic of some adherents of both the Right and Left political camps. Grzegorz Braun, just like many leftists, accuses Jews of committing genocide in Gaza. Polish far-right MEP ejected from European Parliament after disrupting Holocaust tribute During a minute’s silence honouring Holocaust victims, Braun, who was elected to the European Parliament from the list of Poland’s far-right Confederation (Konfederacja), shouted remarks including “let’s pray for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza” and “thank you everybody for praying”, reported Polish broadcaster TVN24. https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/01/29/polish-far-right-mep-ejected-from-european-parliament-after-disrupting-holocaust-memorial/ If you want to better understand Holocaust denial, here's a video that explains it in three minutes. WARNING: It contains disturbing images.

Some of you are misunderstanding the dynamics involved. In coming weeks, Trump will make an informal visit to the UK, mainly to Scotland to visit his golf course. Later he will make a formal state visit. The protocol is very different for the two visits. The BBC explains it here: UK to host Trump for full state visit later this year Donald Trump will make a full state visit to the UK later this year after King Charles and the US president's schedules meant they would be unable to meet informally over the summer, it is understood. Buckingham Palace confirmed an invitation signed by the King, called the "Manu Regia", was taken to the White House by representatives from the British Embassy in Washington last week. The dates of Trump's visit are yet to be confirmed but September is said to be the most likely. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg4589pweeo

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Strange Fruit sung by Billie Holliday was very profound for 1937: She sang it for 20 years: