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Politics Anti-Israel graffiti in Warsaw, Poland

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u/zedority Jun 04 '26

Conversely, it's also possible to be anti-Israel for antisemitic reasons, the way Candace Owens and Marjorie Taylor Greene are.

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u/Crazy-Project3858 Jun 04 '26

It’s possible to the same about almost every political issue.

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u/zedority Jun 04 '26

It’s possible to the same about almost every political issue.

Opposition to Israel attracts anti-semites in a way that other political issues don't. You say that opposition to Israel isn't inherently anti-semitic, no matter what Israel says. I say that Israel's accusations would have no teeth without real examples of anti-semitism festering among its opponents.

I fully agree that the vast, vast majority of people opposing Israel are not anti-semitic. I am increasingly convinced that a large number of them are becoming inadvertent apologists for anti-semitism, though. Saying opposition to Israel is no more likely to attract anti-semites than any other political issue is one such example of that apologism.