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Sophia Pascoe's avatar

Jew-Hater: Israeli Jews should just go back to Europe!

Imagine if we called out all people for being half cast and told them to go back to their European home. It’s the same logic. Imagine telling African Americans to go back to Africa or France. Or indigenous people to return to their European ancestral homelands. It’s pure genetic racism. Someone recently tried to tell me that Arab people are indigenous to the land due to their dna 🤣 Recent dna research proves you cannot tell the difference between people under a microscope, it’s a cultural construct ethnicity, not a genetics type.

Also let’s not forget the Jewish Nakba, 750,000 of Jews in Muslim countries, citizens of hundreds of years, who were forced from their homes in 1948 leaving behind all property and homes for hundreds of years to return to Israel on foot for safe haven, a refugee isn’t a colonist, this warped lens placed on middle eastern Jews is absurd.

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Daniel Rosenblatt's avatar

The biggest problem is while this script is good in reality trying to have a civil discussion with someone who hates you is almost impossible. Since their not interested in your point of view, if you're a Jew they want you dead.

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Dee's avatar

I agree. I love the points made in this article but most people (certainly online) respond with emojis and calling me hasbara .... it's very frustrating

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Arrr Bee's avatar

Anyone who isn’t a Hebrew speaker and habitually uses the word “Hasbara” (obviously incorrectly) might as well be wearing a T-shirt saying “I’m an anti-Jewish racist”. You should call them on that.

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Susan Hirshorn's avatar

Ha Ha. Here's a scenario I like better: Israel dumps Muslim Gazans at the borders of various countries with enough provisions (per person) to last a week. If countries don't take them in, that's not Israel's problem. If countries threaten Israel with violence, Israel warns them that their infrastructure will be destroyed. Not even the super-powers can do anything about this Israeli weapon, nor will they ever have access to it. Have a nice day!

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Stephen Schecter's avatar

There is no separation between civilians and Hamas. All Gaza is Hamas, naqba, free Palestine from the river to the sea, and all Jew-haters are all Gaza, especially on the encampments on North American college campuses. The student denizens of those encampments should form a Gaza brigade and go to fight there and wind up like Rachel Corrie.

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Ciska Schenk's avatar

Unfortunately this is true. What I don't understand is why the UNWRA school books for children - from elementary schools - haven't been widely shown to the western world. They're abundantly illustrated with images of martyrs, Hitler and incitement to hate and kill jews. For the adults, those who do not agree or cooperate with Hamas are being bullied, punished and even killed when they express non hatred towards Jews. Some managed to flee. Many could not afford to.

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Sophia Pascoe's avatar

🔥

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Dee's avatar

This is an excellent article thank you! I will certainly continue to argue reasonably but as I say below the other side aren't listening and calm me a Zio/ respond with emojis and say it's hasbara 🤷‍♀️ more fool them though

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James Nicholson's avatar

On the antisemitism in the Middle East section, I would have used the example of the dhimmi system rather than the example you used, which meant that Jews were at best second class citizens, but in practice, third, fourth, or even fifth class citizens, subject to segregationist laws, expulsions, and even pogroms throughout the Muslim World. The segregationist laws that applied to, for example, Yemenite Jews, are a matter of public record, but they are not common knowledge because they don't meet the narrative that the media is trying to build of Jews and Muslims perfectly co-existing before the State of Israel. To counter an example that people might point to, Saladin's association with Maimonides only occurred because Maimonides and his family were forced out of al-Andalus.

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Yoga Shalom Shanti's avatar

Really good

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Beatrice Nora Caflun's avatar

Wonderful article !!!!......When the Pro Palestine and the antisemites are finally realize that jews have a nation, Israel......they never recognize

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Daniel Rosenblatt's avatar

I do not know how many fights I have been involved in for being called "you fucking Jew". Or for every slight because I was the only Jew they ever met. Or how about the time when my NCOIC made sure that I got orders for Vietnam, again for no other reason than being Jewish. So when you say get along with people, how about, it is a two way street, and when you can be honestly respectful of me, my feelings, then I will respond in kind. But come after me with hate I will respond the same way. But I will wish you peace and a good life. Which is probably more than you will say to me.

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Myrna Greenfield's avatar

heh, heh, heh. So? what else is new?

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RuthAnne Brown's avatar

This life has taught to accept all people. Words can bring people together, separate or, further separate people. I can only send from Mt heart for all people, for our world, our civilization which thoughts ad worlds can build up or... Decline...... We all come into this world the same way, we are the same, yet not. My circumstances are not yours no is yours not mine. We are humans though. Do we choose love, from heart rather than mind and thought.. Or.. Do we choose divide, separation, elitism. I choose to accept and send from. My heart.... Love... May our hearts speak to us all... Let us all lift up our civilization... Staving off decline... Free of judgment, only from the depths of my soul and heart

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Mark L's avatar

So Sorry Ruth

Life has taught us to accept all people?

Not in my lifetime. Not sure how you come to this conclusion.

But one thing I can assure you, life has taught an overwhelming part of the planet, not to accept Jews, they, meaning the Jews, were never accepted over two thousand years ago, one thousand years ago, and right up until this very day.

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RuthAnne Brown's avatar

And, Israelis, Jews, are people.. My heart goes out to the hated. Jews have many beautiful traditions. One of my very best friends is from Israel. Through much inner work and support, she has gotten past personally feeling hated. She is like a soul sister. Thank you for writing.. Blessings for you, to you. May your life be blessed. Abraham is one of the foundations of civilization. He is the father of many.

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