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You’re Not Antisemitic? Sure?
algemeiner ^ | 12/31/23 | Ben Cohen

Posted on 01/01/2024 6:09:10 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

Amid the current debate over whether a new front will open up in Israel’s war against Hamas and its regional allies, it might be observed that this is already happening.

In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in southern Israel, war has been waged on four main fronts. Israel’s campaign of bombing and infantry incursions in the Gaza Strip, and to a lesser extent the West Bank, is the first; Hamas firing volleys of rockets at Israeli population centers is the second; missile attacks from and skirmishes with Hezbollah terrorists on the northern border is the third; the explosion of antisemitic attacks against Jews living outside of Israel’s borders represents the fourth.

This last front is the most vulnerable and unpredictable. Israel’s military might cannot defend Diaspora Jews from vandalism, physical assaults or terrorist attacks. In diplomatic terms, Israel can appeal to foreign governments to intensify efforts to protect their Jewish communities, but not much more. In short, when it comes to Jews in the Diaspora, the Jewish state is more powerless than in any other dimension of this war.

Alongside these outrages is a corresponding political offensive that seeks to delegitimize Jewish fears of antisemitism, recasting them as a sledgehammer response to claims that the Palestinians suffer from apartheid and genocidal policies at the hands of the Israeli government. Central to this strategy is the aim of debunking the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, which has been adopted by dozens of governments and hundreds of civic associations around the globe.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Society
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; genocide; israel; racism
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To: rmlew

Opposed to his actions, of course - which offends those who think no legitimate dissent from the WEF agenda is possible without ulterior motives.


21 posted on 01/02/2024 5:51:11 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: rmlew

“Man up”
Did your parents have any children that grew up?

The Oxford English Dictionary (is that better?) definition of antisemitism demonstrates what I have a problem with and am trying to highlight: Since “…there are other Semitic peoples, notably the Arabs…”. I find it problematic that “…anti‐Semitism is only used to refer to prejudice against Jewish people”. I see it as a corruption of the language that admittedly has become generally accepted. Since the definition of antisemitism contains the problem, I took a step back to the definition of the base word “Semitic”.


22 posted on 01/02/2024 11:06:07 AM PST by KrisKrinkle (c)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA)

Well ... there's an objective, unbiased research group.

23 posted on 01/02/2024 11:07:35 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Celerity

Mein Kampf?

I’ve read it. Well, English translation of it.

The author was quite off his rocker, had some racial theories that are very much contrary to historical fact ... and he condemned as “sub-human” far more people than only Jews.

That’s probably one of the facts we’re not supposed to know.


24 posted on 01/02/2024 11:11:55 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

And a post by an unbiased poster (that being you) who has absolutely nothing to contribute but the typical stupid comment.

Thanks for playing ;)


25 posted on 01/02/2024 5:49:34 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

May God abundantly bless you with wisdom and knowledge.


26 posted on 01/02/2024 5:51:35 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Zuriel

What kind of people push “worship of Jews”?

That’s the first I’ve ever heard of such a bizarre concept in my life.

The deception is massive out there and grows daily clearly.


27 posted on 01/02/2024 5:52:40 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: NorthMountain

He always does despite the backbiters and sluggards around me.


28 posted on 01/02/2024 5:53:54 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: KrisKrinkle
The problem is that antisemitism doesn't mean against semitic peoples or speakers. The term antisemitism comes from German arguments in the late 19th century. Antisemitismus is opposition to semitismus, the relevant definition of which is
Cultural, social, or political characteristics attributed to the Jewish people; (also) advocacy of or inclination towards Jewish culture.


Etymology and definitions come from historical usage. https://ww1.habsburger.net/en/chapters/antisemitism-historical-definition
29 posted on 01/02/2024 10:20:24 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: NorthMountain

Hitler considered Slavs to be untermenschen. He considered Jews to be an almost supernatural evil dedicated to the destruction of Germanic peoples.


30 posted on 01/02/2024 10:22:37 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: Mr. Jeeves
Opposed to his actions, of course - which offends those who think no legitimate dissent from the WEF agenda is possible without ulterior motives.
Then your position isn't antisemitic
31 posted on 01/02/2024 10:23:59 PM PST by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers." )
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To: rmlew

Hitler killed more Slavs than any other ethnic group.


32 posted on 01/03/2024 3:44:10 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: rmlew

“The problem is that antisemitism doesn’t mean against semitic peoples or speakers.”

Agreed.


33 posted on 01/03/2024 5:51:00 AM PST by KrisKrinkle (c)
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