Is it just me or is it pretty crazy that criticising Israel is like trying to walk on broken glass.
I understand that. And they have a very specific agenda that is nationalist, right wing, and doesn't include any other ethnicities being represented by the state of Israel other than those who are ethnically Jewish.
It is not crazy that Jewish Americans are going to be very unhappy if you start tweeting out things that can be interpreted as anti-semitic tropes (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_antisemitism ) and then RT a guy onto your feed who's complaining about it.
That's the thing. It's clear Israel has been using anti-semite accusations to smear anyone criticising them. I'm not saying anyone who's saying she should be more careful with how she word her actions are wrong, it's that having to do so, when it's the obvious and clear truth is terrible.
Jewish people are still the victim of a lot of hate crimes.
That is misleading as fuck.
It was sloppy but can we just wait for her comment instead of spinning up the anti semitism machines when it obvious to anyone viewing it in good faith what her point was. God knows muslim women are demonized enough in congress.
Yes, Israel/AIPAC use bad-faith accusations regularly. That doesn't mean that there aren't people who aren't anti-semitic on the left half of the political axis though. Had this been the usual GOP and other right wing suspects complaining, this would not have blown up like it has.
Oh I know, I'm just mad as hell that Israel is smearing people as anti-semite for criticising them. It makes it harder to separate legit criticisms and conspiracy theories.Jewish people are still the victim of a lot of hate crimes.
https://mic.com/articles/168325/hat...hos-been-targeted-since-trumps-win#.GrFgj1ICv
A lot of insinuating against her is from the left in this case . Including fellow democrat congressmen
Similar to why someone would get a different reaction if they publicly called a man the c word or a woman the c word -- historic context!
It obfuscates the fact that the "controversy" is bullshit. Put it in quotes if you like, or change it back. Oh, and it's Congresswoman Omar.
Going by the article:
why is accurately describing how lobbying works antisemetic
I see this a lot, in a lot of places. Give me an example of criticism of Israel that can't be misconstrued as antisemitic.
Which is amusing because that in and of itself is antisemitic. People just have blinders, because they know they are socially liberal they sssume they cannot discriminate while doing it in ways they don't realize or don't intend because they don't understand the nuances of it.
So we should just let AIPAC keep getting away with all their bullshit because stupid people can't tell the difference between being against a massive pro-Israel lobby and being anti-Semitic? No wonder Trump is president. This country is full of completely gullible morons who fall for the lowest-effort manipulation.
I assume when she says "it's all about the benjamins" she was referring to the congress people who are receiving the money from lobbyists, not the Jewish pro israeli lobbyists who are giving the money, so I don't see how this feeds into that specific stereotype . Also I'm Jewish before anyone asks
he's agreeing with her saying that AIPAC bribes people in important American institutions including the press and congress into being uncritical of Israel
