France has recorded nearly 1,250 antisemitic acts since the attack.
Among the long list of recent antisemitic acts, Paris prosecutors are investigating an incident on October 31, when buildings in the city and suburbs were daubed with dozens of Stars of David.
Anti-zionism isn’t the same as anti-semitism.
But the attention and criticism Israel attracts, while other conflicts and far worse governments are largely ignored, does make me raise an eyebrow.
If you treat someone differently because of their race, it’s hard to see how that’s not racist.
If you judge governments differently, based on the main ethnicity of the country they represent, that can also be deeply problematic.
I’m sure people mean well, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. People should be more critical of the media they consume and do their research.
I judge Israel more harshly than some other governments because quite frankly, they are meant to be the good guys. Similarly, I judge my own government harshly
Why are they supposed to be ‘the good guys’?
Why are other middle-eastern countries implicitly considered ‘the bad guys’?
What’s wrong with holding Israel to the same standards as other MENA countries, China, Russia, the US, the world?
Why do some victims matter more than others?
Why do some perpetrators get villified more than others?
This is an emotional reaction on my behalf, but various reasons - historically Israel was formed as a safe place forfor a horribly oppressed people. Historically, their government managed to maintain a separation between religion and the executive powers - the government weren’t religous radicals. Obviously this has been eroded substantially in recent years. Internally, there was decent equality between the sexes and it was a fairly liberal democracy. BUT yes - they treated the Palestinians horribly - I was pretty shocked by the dehuanisaing attitude I came across when I visited on business aboout 30 years ago.
Nothing - I would hope that Israel would hold itself to higher standards that some Islamist countries in terms of liberal society, compassion, adhering to basic human rights
They don’t
You’d have to ask the people doing the villifying.
It’s not because of their race. It’s because of the geopolitical interest in Israel other countries have.
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