I want it known that the great majority of Jewish people weaponizing anti-Semitism charges are coming from the left. I listen to Charlie Kirk almost daily and I know he’s no anti-Semite, probably a philo-Semite. The questions he was scorched over were the same questions I had in the immediate aftermath: how the hell could this have happened given Israel’s vaunted security capabilities and track record? I am not suggesting any conspiracy theories and I would be suspicious of the motives of anyone who would. It just needs to be investigated and explained because it doesn’t make any sense.
I’m not familiar with Candace Owens’ specific statements in this case, so I won’t comment, but, overall, I believe her when she says she supports Israel. Listening to her with Tucker last night, I could not agree with her “absolutist” 1A defense of people calling for my death and the deaths of every Jew. I don’t mean that the government has the right to stop these people from protesting, but certainly, calling for genocide amounts to a form of terroristic threats and incitement to murder, which are criminal offenses. Likewise, I believe any private person or organization that wants to impose their own sanctions (firing, expulsion from college, etc.) are certainly as entitled to their point of view.
The problem (as it almost always does) comes down to the definition of things.
What is “calling for my death and the deaths of every Jew”?
What is “protesting”?
What is “calling for genocide”?
When did these happen and what EXACTLY was said?
Are you referring to people saying “from the river to the sea”? Is saying those words equal to calling for genocide?
How about “turn Gaza into rubble”? How about “finish them”? Are those calls for genocide?
Personally, I would agree that if someone said “every Jew should be killed” and another person heard them say that and killed someone in response, the initial person should be held partially responsible.
If someone said, “Israel is an evil Zionist nation who is stealing the land of Palestinians.” and someone else goes out and kills someone in response, that is not the same thing.