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I am disgusted beyond words with what the Israeli gov't is doing in Gaza. I'm also Jewish. You can absolutely criticize the Israeli gov't and its actions without being antisemitic. (See: the hundreds of thousands of Israelis in the streets protesting.)

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Judging from some replies and quote spouts I have received to my own spouts and others I’ve read lately; the not all people who criticize Israel are antisemitic crowd is becoming like the NAWP (not all white people) crowd. If you are criticizing the Israeli government for its bad deeds thru peaceful
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But people who are antisemitic are veiling their hatred behind the very valid criticisms one can make about the gov't of Israel. Not all criticism is honest and valid. Antisemitism is absolutely everywhere right now. (It's never been all that well-hidden, to be honest.)
03:10 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Absolutely. Making the distinction between gov't and the people is so important when considering current events & history. Sometimes the people are complicit and directly involved, but not always.

In this case, the war is clearly not driven by the people.
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