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you are criticising Israel and don't see that as anti-semitic
You can critised the action of the Israel government and not be anti-Semitic.
The whole premise of the Israel government is to use anti-semitism as a reason for their action.
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You can critised the action of the Israel government and not be anti-Semitic
I agree - just as I think you can criticise Hamas and not be islamophobic.
I don't know if the "whole premise" of the Israeli govt is to use anti-semitism as a reason for action. I guess to some extent the belief in the need for a militarily equipped Israeli state is due to centuries of anti-semitic persecution, so maybe?
andyfallsoff
I'm not conflating the two - my exact point is that you are criticising Israel and don't see that as anti-semitic, but are accusing those who criticise Hamas as islamophobic.
In either case there's a distinction between the race and the organisation doing bad things, in both cases they expressly cite religion as part of their motivation and charter, and in both cases you can look at history for causes as to why they've got their (Israel as a reaction to longstanding persecution of Jews, Hamas as a response to the plight of Arabs in Palestine).
You could say "if you don't think the actions of Israel are a result of a valid fear of persecution following centuries of anti-Semitism but instead as some sort of innate colonialism then I'm afraid you're dancing with anti-Semitism"