Comments by "JLH" (@Kyarrix) on "Analysis of Anti-Semitism Exposes Blatant Hypocrisy" video.

  1. Please just stop. The reason people see anti-Semitism in Omar's statements is because she has said anti-semitic things in the past. Ilhan Omar has engaged in a lot of anti Semitic language over the years. She has used anti-semitic imagery and she has apologized for it. On a personal level, I don't buy her apologies because she has done it repeatedly. While there's nothing in the statement that is in and of itself anti-Semitic, it's clearly reasonable that people will see anti-semitism more quickly in someone who has engaged in that in the past.
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  2. ​ @doctorthirteen5727  No, criticizing Israel's policies is not anti-Semitic. No one said it was. Ilhan Oman has in the past engaged in antisemitism. This is not in debate. She apologized for it. Please do your research and try to refrain from commenting before you have done so. She's accused Jewish Americans of harboring dual loyalty and she's used anti-Semitic tropes. Here's some information for you, please use it as a guide to do your own due diligence. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/12/18220241/ilhan-omars-twitter-tweet-anti-semitism https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700901834/minnesota-congresswoman-ignites-debate-on-israel-and-anti-semitism https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/11/its-all-about-benjamins-baby-ilhan-omar-again-accused-anti-semitism-over-tweets/
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  3.  @eddymac5767  You're beneath my notice. Anyone who responds to a valid point by calling another person "caca" or "sh*t* themselves personifies it. I'll bring facts to this discussion, you'll bring what? Caca? Duly noted. Here's some information for you. Ilhan Oman has in the past engaged in antisemitism. She apologized for it. She's accused Jewish Americans of harboring dual loyalty and she's used anti-Semitic tropes. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/12/18220241/ilhan-omars-twitter-tweet-anti-semitism https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700901834/minnesota-congresswoman-ignites-debate-on-israel-and-anti-semitism https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/11/its-all-about-benjamins-baby-ilhan-omar-again-accused-anti-semitism-over-tweets/
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  4.  @doctorthirteen5727  Not at all biased. Do you bother with the facts before typing? Here we go: Criticizing Israel's policies is not anti-Semitic. Ilhan Oman has in the past engaged in antisemitism. She apologized for it. She's accused Jewish Americans of harboring dual loyalty and she's used anti-Semitic tropes. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/12/18220241/ilhan-omars-twitter-tweet-anti-semitism https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700901834/minnesota-congresswoman-ignites-debate-on-israel-and-anti-semitism https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/11/its-all-about-benjamins-baby-ilhan-omar-again-accused-anti-semitism-over-tweets/ Spend some time and learn before you fire back out of an abundance of assurance.
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  5.  @jasonm1827  If you had read my comment you would know that I agree. Criticizing the Israeli government is not anti-Semitic. Read what I actually wrote, then if you have something additional to add, please do so.
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  6.  @jasonm1827  Here is the longer version of my first comment: There is a lot of ignorance here. Ilhan Omar is often presumed to be anti-Semitic because she has engaged in antisemitism in the past. This is not in debate. Anyone who fires back self righteously defending Omar is doing so because they don't know what they're talking about - or worse, don't care. I don't know if Omar is genuinely anti-Semitic. I hope she's not. I do know that many of you are. There are legitimate criticisms to be made of the Israeli government. Unfortunately the majority of the commenters here can't make those criticisms because you don't know enough about the situation and the history. When you get your "knowledge" from YouTube you're consuming information that is slanted to reinforce your existing world view. It's good to challenge that. You may end up believing exactly the same things and those things might be entirely correct. And sometimes they won't be. With regard to Ilhan Omar: The fact that she has criticized Israel's policies is not anti-Semitic. No one said it was. The problem is that she has in the past engaged in more than dog whistles. This is not in debate. She apologized for it. Do some research. Ideally one would refrain from forming a rigid point of view before learning about the topic at hand. Omar has accused Jewish Americans of harboring dual loyalty and she's used anti-Semitic tropes. Not once, but several times. You can argue that she did it out of ignorance and I'd accept that the first time. The problem is that it continued again and again. If we stand up against racist dog whistles, why is anti Semitism okay? Again, this is not about VALID CRITICISM AGAINST ISRAEL - that's entirely valid. This, however, is a problem. Here's some information to use as a start: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/12/18220241/ilhan-omars-twitter-tweet-anti-semitism https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700901834/minnesota-congresswoman-ignites-debate-on-israel-and-anti-semitism https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/11/its-all-about-benjamins-baby-ilhan-omar-again-accused-anti-semitism-over-tweets/ **Edit: Engage on the facts. Calling someone "caca" because you disagree with them is a waste of everyone's time. Spend the time to learn about the issue. If you "dislike Israel" be honest with yourself and look at why you feel that way. You think Israel is bad and the Arabs are innocent and good? When in reality is anything ever that black and white? If you think it is in this case then you're not being honest. Israel wanted to live peacefully and was attacked time and time again. You want to discuss the issue with Hamas? Let's do that - Hamas is a terrorist organization that has as its stated goal the destruction of Israel and the death of all Jews. If you're the child or grandchild of Holocaust survivors, you're going to take a pretty dim view of that and react accordingly. The reality of the situation in the Middle East is complicated and nuanced and difficult. This is a complex issue, I know a lot about it from both sides. I'm an American but I lived in the Middle East. I'm open to discussing it but I won't engage with anyone who feels that a productive response is to call another person "caca."
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