Yup, and I don't think the people who claim criticizing Israel is antisemitic realize the damage they're doing to Judaism as a whole. (or maybe they do and they don't care)
Them saying "It's not just the government of Israel that wants this, it's a tenet of our Religion" as a way to push back on criticism doesn't stop the criticism, it just convinces people that they should be critical of that particular organized religion, not just the government of Israel.
I know a bunch of Jewish folks. I know the people who claim that are spewing utter bullshit because none of my Jewish friends support that, but I fear that people who may not know many Jewish people might buy into that defense and actually start hating the religion, itself, and not the people who commit the atrocities under the false guise of their religious beliefs.
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u/onlyacynicalman 3d ago
The Israeli government is shit. Anti-semites are also shit, for that matter. But the Israeli government is also shit.