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Regular reminder that Jewish people, as a whole, cannot be blamed for what the #Netanyahu regime is doing in #Gaza / #Palestine. Most Jewish people cannot vote in #Israeli elections, do not have influence over that government, and overwhelmingly dislike Netanyahu himself. Even in israel, we see a chunk of the population openly protesting what is happening: support is not unanimous there. Even then, the majority of support is coming from anger and fear, not some innate desire to carry out #genocide.
Blaming Jewish people, as a whole, for what a group of extremists are doing in #Palestine is not only as absurd as people blaming #Palestinians, as a whole, for what Hamas did, it is counterproductive to the greater movement, where Jewish voices are the most effective ones.
Antisemitism is no more a winning argument than #islamophobia, and neither are really appropriate or civil discourse.
Stop blaming entire groups for the actions of a few members.
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@Raccoon Plenty of polls show that Israel citizens overwhelmingly support their governments actions. In fact some polling shows they want their government to do more.
So I would say it’s fair to openly criticize Israeli citizens.
@spinbackwards @Raccoon I wonder though what portion of those Isrealis whose support is compelled. It seems like they're at the point of "Be patriotic, support your government or Shin Bet dissappears you or you lose your job".
Several of my Jewish Canadian friends who DO condemn the Isreali government have to be extremely careful who they say what to, even in their own families.
@Raccoon@techhub.social@tezoatlipoca @spinbackwards
It's also more complicated than just supporting genocide: these people had a terrorist attack, similar to 9/11, and have been in a state of panic from it. This is on top of being subjected to a thoroughly controlled media which tells them repeatedly that Palestinians are terrorists who want to kill them, and the people supporting them are more antisemites...
...which is part of why, as to my original point, antisemitism is neither appropriate nor effective in the discourse.
@Raccoon @spinbackwards "similar to 9/11" - that's a good analogy I hadn't quite made that assocation... but its apt.
@tezoatlipoca @spinbackwards
A lot of Jewish people were (very rightfully) scared and angry after what we all need to acknowledge was a horrific attack on civilians. That doesn't make it ok for any of them to say some of the things I'm seeing, and I call them out for it when I see it, but that's not what I saw that prompted this. What I saw that prompted this was people blaming the Jews, again, for the latest chapter of an 80 year old mess.