It’s 100% intentional because the government and military of Israel want to be viewed as synonymous with Jewish people. Its their justification for calling anti Israel sentiments anti-Semitic.
It is possible to hate both the Israeli government and Hamas while simultaneously supporting Jews and Palestinians. This is not a black and white issue. When you cage and oppress people, you make violence inevitable. And so even though I deplore the violence of Hamas, I can’t help but see Israel as bearing a large share is the responsibility as the party who holds all of the non-violent power (and most of the violent power, but that’s beside the point).
It’s 100% intentional because the government and military of Israel want to be viewed as synonymous with Jewish people. Its their justification for calling anti Israel sentiments anti-Semitic.
Zionism is antisemitic and has been since the beginning
Totally agree. Ethno states are bad and they’re bad for the ethnic group as well.
It is possible to hate both the Israeli government and Hamas while simultaneously supporting Jews and Palestinians. This is not a black and white issue. When you cage and oppress people, you make violence inevitable. And so even though I deplore the violence of Hamas, I can’t help but see Israel as bearing a large share is the responsibility as the party who holds all of the non-violent power (and most of the violent power, but that’s beside the point).
Perfectly reasonable take.