This is especially true on campuses. “Criticism of Israel is not inherently antisemitic, and restricting pro-Palestinian speech does not make any college student safer,” wrote the @jstreetu.bsky.social chapter at George Washington University. 9/
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American Jews are not a monolith. Majorities oppose settlement expansion, support a two-state solution and disapprove of Netanyahu’s government. To call those views “antisemitic” is to slander our own community. 10/
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Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom are linked. The more Israel entrenches occupation, the more isolated it becomes – and the more Jews worldwide become targets of misplaced rage. 11/
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If we want to keep Jews safe and achieve peace, we must defend the distinction between political argument and racial hatred. Labeling every opponent of Zionism an antisemite may win headlines now – but in the long run, it’s dangerous and self-defeating. 12/
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Most Jews identify with Zionism, the desire for Jews to have a country. Your position is the same as the ones Hamas shares.
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Not necessarily a "country." I'm an anarchist. Zionism is something even more fundamental: it is the recognition and honoring of the Jewish people, which is exactly why "I'm an anti-Zionist, not an antisemite" is such a nonsensical statement.
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Most Jews in the US and in Israel no longer support a two state solution. That's the majority opinion. Why give terrorist animals a state?
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Hamas is Hamas. The Palestinian people are the Palestinian people. And even given that most of the adults cheered Oct. 7th, every single child is innocent, even the ones who fire guns put in their hands by adults.
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A lot of Jews, and a lot of Israelis, have lost faith in a two state solution. Most would probably still accept one, if they were convinced that it would be stable, and amicable.
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Israeli's were in favor of it before October 7th
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Indeed. Those in the Kibbutzim were esp. compassionate towards Gazans, and that is who Hamas targeted the hardest. Hamas attacked the allies of Gazans.
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When Jewish students were being attacked, harrassed, barred from parts of school, J Street defended the terrorist supporters. We know what side J Street is on. Jewish students are winning antisemitism lawsuits now when J Street abandoned them
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When Jewish students were being attacked, harrassed, barred from parts of school, J Street defended the terrorist supporters. We know what side J Street is on. Jewish students are winning antisemitism lawsuits now when J Street abandoned them
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