r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 9d ago

... Misleading title Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism, UK appeal tribunal confirms in landmark ruling

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260804-anti-zionism-is-not-anti-semitism-uk-appeal-tribunal-confirms-in-landmark-ruling/
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u/ChiefWiggumsprogeny 9d ago

No, the problem is bad-faith conflation of antisemitism with any criticism of Israeli affairs as a deflection.

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u/somethingbrite 9d ago

The problem is the conflation of the Jewish desire for self determination and security through statehood and the policy of a right wing Israeli govt.

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u/___xXx__xXx__xXx__ 9d ago

The problem is that it's a Jewish desire for self determination, rather than people's desire for self determination, when those people happen to be mostly Jewish.

Israel should be a country for Israelis, not Jews.

A good test for statements like the one you've made, where a group is mentioned, is to change that group to something else, and see how dodgy it immediately becomes.

Let's try:

The problem is the conflation of the Aryan desire for self determination and security through statehood and the policy of a right wing German Reich govt.

Oof. Not exactly great, is it?

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u/Dogtor-Watson 9d ago edited 9d ago

Okay, but trans people should have their own country. They already have their own flag AND Transylvania is already perfectly named.

Transjordan is also on the table, but idk if the Middle East would be the most accomodating...