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The thing that angers and upsets me most about this is Israel's knee-jerk response which is to dismiss any criticism as anti-semitism. It's a school kid level response, and by inextricably linking Israeli politics to Jewishness (is that the right word?) I'm pretty sure it encourages some people to harden their anti-semitic views.
I haven't read the report either. And I doubt anyone in the Israeli government will read it, let alone act on it.
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It’s not a knee jerk response. It’s a deliberate policy to conflate anti semitism and anti Zionism.
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One thing that is for damn sure is that the Amnesty report will not make one iota of difference on the ground. Israel are essentially untouchable and the findings of Amnesty will fade and float off into the ether.
Crying anti-semitism every time someone criticises Israeli crimes is slimy as fuck but by golly it works a treat.
bazschmaz
Stoo61
I think it’s only difficult if you believe that the Telegraph (and whoever they may be quoting) is speaking in good faith and not just being breathtakingly cynical.