It's not even that. Realibrad will constantly enter a thread, latch onto some point that may or may not even be relevant to the topic and never let it go.
In a general sense my point still stands. He's far from the only American so affected.
It's not even that. Realibrad will constantly enter a thread, latch onto some point that may or may not even be relevant to the topic and never let it go.
This is a very pernicious tactic used by people to delegitimize criticism of Israel. It’s shameful.
She quoted some of them, noting that “in the first nine months of 2018 alone, more than 500 anti-Semitic acts have been registered in France. Fifty percent of all racist hate crimes are of an anti-Semitic nature, despite the fact that Jews represent less than 1 percent of the entire population.
At the same time, far-left groups across Europe are also fueling the BDS movement that targets Israel. This movement is particularly forceful in Ireland, which is one of Europe’s fiercest critics of Israel and has become the first E.U. country to vote to boycott goods from Israeli settlements. Similarly, many towns and cities across Spain have moved to boycott Israel and Israelis.
In addition to the anti-Semitic threat posed by the far-left and right in Europe, the continent’s growing Muslim community is also taking its own deep-seated brand of anti-Semitism and hate for Israel to the region.
“What many observers are calling ‘the new form of anti-Semitism’ is the hatred against Jews, coming from parts of the Muslim community, often going hand in hand with Islamism. This is particularly true in countries like France, Belgium and Sweden, but also in the U.K.,” said Rodan.
“Today, there is no doubt that manifestations of anti-Semitism are far more violent in Western Europe than they are in Central Europe,” said Rodan. “There is a direct link between the physical insecurity of Jews with the rise of radical Islam in countries like France, Sweden and Belgium. All of the Jews killed on this continent since 2006 were indeed killed by Islamists.”
“The situation for Jews in Europe is dire. The only real escape hatch is aliyah or to immigrate to the United States,” she said. “Europe attempts to manage its anti-Semitism. That is recipe for political and societal disintegration.”
Criticizing Israeli policy is not anti-semitism.
Ya know what is horrible though? The repeated Republican attempts to make criticizing Israel illegal.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/201...ake-it-a-federal-crime-to-boycott-israel.html
Fail thread is fail. You've actually exposed a very weird and servile issue within the GOP that is attempting to make criticism of a foreign government illegal.
Fox front page story now.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/de...-deeply-hurtful-and-offensive-israel-comments
Fellow Democrats, some big names - Nancy Pelosi, Chelsea Clinton, etc., join in call for apology, rep issues apology:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/politics/ilhan-omar-aipac-backlash/index.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...r-accused-sending-anti-semitic-tweets-n969946
She inferred that some members of congress are paid to be pro-Israel. I don't know she is totally wrong, but there is a way to go about these subjects, and she could have done better. But, to her credit, this pretty well is what lobbying is today, no?
Shame she didn't tell them to go pound sand. She catches heat, but none of the republicants have a problem with Donny and his demon spawn cracking jokes about genocide.
NewsFlash: The Jews weren't the only ones some people tried to exterminate.
How is this a fail thread, you stupid cuck? Her own party is telling her she is out of line, and she has apologized. Personally, I don't know that what she said was that bad, but she has a history of hate it would seem. But then again, not too surprised that the left today would be ok with her bigotry as long as it fits their narrative. It's a longer, tighter partisan stroke of your own left bent cock to be proud of having a Somali muslim in office, so what if you lose a little lube because she has an anti-Semite history? I admit, the right can be a little touchy when it comes to mixing legit criticism with some things Israel does with bigotry, but... the left holds no advantage here. You can't even broach some subjects with the left (see my war on science thread). And in this case, an argument can be made that she went too far.
Projecting again, I see.
There is a small minority of Israel firsters in the Democratic party. You'd know that were you to read the link I posted.
She doesn't have an anti-semitic history. She has an anti-Israel history.
It's amazing how this has been spelled out for you over and over again in this thread, yet you still cannot understand the difference.
Omar faced increasing backlash after suggesting Republican support of Israel is fueled by donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a prominent pro-Israel group.
On Sunday, Omar responded to a tweet by journalist Glenn Greenwald that reads, "GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy threatens punishment for @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib over their criticisms of Israel. It's stunning how much time US political leaders spend defending a foreign nation even if it means attacking free speech rights of Americans."Omar replied, "It's all about the Benjamins baby," followed by a musical notes emoji. Omar has been critical of the Israeli government over its treatment of Palestinians and supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a non-violent activist campaign that aims to put economic and political pressure on Israel over its actions toward Palestinians, including calling for an end to Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
Nothing she says here is anti-semitic. She accurately called out a pro Israel lobbying group who is demostrably funding pro-Israel politicians here in America. The Israel first lobby is trying to paint that as anti-semitic by linking it to tropes about Jews and money.
But if you cannot point out legitimate funding sources because it's "anti-semitic" you know you're being played.
You're being played. Who's the cuck, cuck?
We should all be disturbed about a lobbying group of a foreign country having so much power over our own public figures and policy.
American politicians know that you can't cross AIPAC. They'll eat you alive.
Wait a second didn't you just suggest what she said wasn't bigoted and then in the same paragraph say she is bigoted?How is this a fail thread, you stupid cuck? Her own party is telling her she is out of line, and she has apologized. Personally, I don't know that what she said was that bad, but she has a history of hate it would seem. But then again, not too surprised that the left today would be ok with her bigotry as long as it fits their narrative. It's a longer, tighter partisan stroke of your own left bent cock to be proud of having a Somali muslim in office, so what if you lose a little lube because she has an anti-Semite history? I admit, the right can be a little touchy when it comes to mixing legit criticism with some things Israel does with bigotry, but... the left holds no advantage here. You can't even broach some subjects with the left (see my war on science thread). And in this case, an argument can be made that she went too far.
And here we have it.
The GOP desperate attempt to equate criticism of Israel and Israeli policy with anti-semitism.
Never mind the fact that none of it is anti-jewish. Merely anti-Israeli policy. But fuck it, why ruin a good trope, right?
Meanwhile, the actual party of "JEWS WILL NOT REPLACE US" wants us to believe the other guys are anti-semites...
Projecting again, I see.
There is a small minority of Israel firsters in the Democratic party. You'd know that were you to read the link I posted.
She doesn't have an anti-semitic history. She has an anti-Israel history.
It's amazing how this has been spelled out for you over and over again in this thread, yet you still cannot understand the difference.
Omar faced increasing backlash after suggesting Republican support of Israel is fueled by donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a prominent pro-Israel group.
On Sunday, Omar responded to a tweet by journalist Glenn Greenwald that reads, "GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy threatens punishment for @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib over their criticisms of Israel. It's stunning how much time US political leaders spend defending a foreign nation even if it means attacking free speech rights of Americans."Omar replied, "It's all about the Benjamins baby," followed by a musical notes emoji. Omar has been critical of the Israeli government over its treatment of Palestinians and supported the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a non-violent activist campaign that aims to put economic and political pressure on Israel over its actions toward Palestinians, including calling for an end to Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
Nothing she says here is anti-semitic. She accurately called out a pro Israel lobbying group who is demostrably funding pro-Israel politicians here in America. The Israel first lobby is trying to paint that as anti-semitic by linking it to tropes about Jews and money.
But if you cannot point out legitimate funding sources because it's "anti-semitic" you know you're being played.
You're being played. Who's the cuck, cuck?
Wait a second didn't you just suggest what she said wasn't bigoted and then in the same paragraph say she is bigoted?
Make up your mind, or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
It's not even that. Realibrad will constantly enter a thread, latch onto some point that may or may not even be relevant to the topic and never let it go.
Most US support for Israel is not motivated by money. It's motivated by racism, or, more charitably, by a kind of racial/cultural preference. America has historically favoured Israel because the Israelis are racially and culturally closer to mainstream Americans than are Palestinians and other Arabs. America is not likely to side with the darker-skinned or poorer or culturally-different side of any conflict. One of the biggest problems the Palestinians have is that their spokespeople (with the possible solitary exception of Edward Said) have never been very good at speaking to a Western audience. The Israelis are infinitely better at it, because they are much more familiar with the culture.
There _is_ anti-Semitism on the other side, I can't deny that, I've encountered it (a big reason why I usually stay out of the Israel/Palestine argument). Some anti-Zionism has anti-Semitic roots and the Muslim/Arab world has historically had a negative attitude to Jews (though not as much as Christian Europe).
Typical that the first response on that twitter thread combines accusing Ilhan Omar of anti-Semitism with a blatantly Islamophobic remark. That's the problem I have with the whole argument - half the time when someone condemns anti-Semitism they turn out to themselves be a racist. I hear it all the time, someone will complain angrily about anti-Semitism, then go on to blame it all on those awful Muslims. It happens at least as frequently as the inverse.
When you say "America has historically favored Israel", what timeline are you talking about?
Ah, the ole anti antisemitism veiled by saying Israel and not Jews. Its a wonder that hate crime against Jews has gone way up.
