Antisemitism — or any bigotry — is bad. We dare not tolerate it because it can lead to persecution and genocide.
Somewhere along the way people took that to mean that any criticism of the actions of the Israeli government, including accusations of genocide, was anti-semitism and had to be quashed.
And yes, Hamas leadership is also awful, bigoted, and wanting to genocide, just like the Israeli government.
But the everyday Gaza inhabitant doesn’t deserve to be killed. Nor does the everyday rest-of-Israel inhabitant deserve to be killed.
I guess a lot of people lost sight of the ball.
Antisemitism — or any bigotry — is bad. We dare not tolerate it because it can lead to persecution and genocide.
Somewhere along the way people took that to mean that any criticism of the actions of the Israeli government, including accusations of genocide, was anti-semitism and had to be quashed.
And yes, Hamas leadership is also awful, bigoted, and wanting to genocide, just like the Israeli government.
But the everyday Gaza inhabitant doesn’t deserve to be killed. Nor does the everyday rest-of-Israel inhabitant deserve to be killed.
what if this criticism comes from fake news, half-truths, bigotry, or general incitement? at what point do u say free speech has its limits?
That depends if it’s your team or not, obviously
You think the UN produces fake news, half truths and bigotry?
Aljazeera does, and they seem to get posted on here a lot for some reason.
Yes, the UN in Gaza has been compromised for years.