Comments by "yankee2 yankee" (@yankee2yankee216) on "TBN Israel" channel.

  1. One thing must be clear, criticism of Israel, no matter how harsh, is NOT anti-Semitism! Nations CANNOT be above criticism (and Israel is far from that)! Governments, political parties and politicians cannot be above criticism, simply because they belong to a particular, privileged religious faith! As a matter of fact I would say, entities which claim to be above criticism, especially by playing the anti-semitism card, are the very ones most likely to actually be most guilty of it, i.e. bigoted about somebody (group). In the case of Israel, Palestinians are their Jews (i.e. Palestinians are to Israelis (short of the “Final Solution”) what Jews were to Nazis)… and Israelis? They are the Palestinians’ National Socialist German Workers’ Party…
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  2. Why is there a taboo called anti-Semitism? Why are there NOT words for taboos against, say, anti-Palestinianism? Why are “anti-Palestinianism” or “anti-Islamism” not similarly words, and similarly anathema? Fortunately, there is a word for anti-Americanism! THAT word is one I heard before I heard “anti-Semitism.” This special word for opposing Semites is problematical. For one thing, there must be numerous other groups that deserve the same treatment, as much or more, but don’t get it, for another, ARABS ARE SEMITES! People think they are using a sophisticated, secular way to reference Jews. In fact, Arabs are Semites, too.
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