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[–] disguy_ovahea 62 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It’s despicable how Netanyahu leverages antisemitism as a defense of his actions. He seems to believe it fosters unity, when all it’s done is dilute a concept that has plagued Jews for millennia. He needs to go.

[–] TallonMetroid 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think you're giving him too much credit. He's just saying whatever will let him keep the hostilities going so that he doesn't leave office and promptly get his ass thrown in jail for corruption.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Jail is a tad bit kind don't you think? Should try and convict him in Nuremberg just like the Nazis.

-A different antiwar jew

[–] TallonMetroid 8 points 5 months ago

As much as I agree that he absolutely deserves to hang for crimes against humanity, there's no chance of that ever happening, so it wouldn't be a factor in his decision making. Getting ousted for corruption, though, was definitely on the docket last year (hell, IIRC whether or not he should even be allowed to form a government at all while the investigation was ongoing was a question that the courts needed to rule on). So it's really quite convenient for him that Hamas managed such a brazen, large scale attack to let him justify staying in power.

[–] Saprophyte 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Honestly I believe it's western media. Antisemitism, antizionism, anti-Israel, and anti-Netanyahu are interchangeable in both left and right leaning networks. They are all vastly different and yet conflated as the se in western media and government.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

A lot of american wealth backing Israel is from Christian Zionists, which are essentialy apocalyptic death cultists.

[–] disguy_ovahea 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You can believe that, but the conflation with US news began by repeating Netanyahu’s defense.

The OED, Merriam-Webster, and the IHRA continue to define antisemitism as hostility toward, or discrimination against, Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group. The ADL is the only organization that has changed the definition to include hostility toward Israel.

[–] faltryka 8 points 5 months ago

I see you. I think of you often when i see people speak on your behalf too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

this post about israel ...... is not .... antisemitic. on fucking lemmy. oi mi got in himmel. imma have to go lie down for a little while