The State Dept. "Anti-Semitism on the Rise"

[constituent]

"The distinguishing feature of the new anti-Semitism is criticism of Zionism or Israeli policy that -- whether intentionally or unintentionally -- has the effect of promoting prejudice against all Jews by demonizing Israel and Israelis and attributing Israel's perceived faults to its Jewish character," it said.

This was common throughout the Middle East and in Muslim communities in Europe, but was even encouraged by some activity at the United Nations, the report said.

Various U.N. agencies are asked each year to investigate what are often "sensationalized reports of alleged atrocities and other violations of human rights by Israel," the document said.

Such unremitting criticism of Israel "intentionally or not encourages anti-Semitism." This hostility can translate into physical violence, as in the surge in anti-Semitic incidents worldwide during the 2006 war between Israel and the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, the report said.

in short... according to the state department... criticism of the israeli (state) regime is "the new anti-semitism."

-and criticism of the president is unamerican (in times of war, or whatever).

sorta reminds me of the california ruling against homeschoolers... something about "loyalty to state."

 

[OptionsTrader]

Anti-Muslimism is acceptable behavior. A bit inconsistent if you ask me.

 

[jason43]

*nothing to see here, look the other way.

I wonder if criticizing Iran is racist against arabs or criticizing Venesuela is racist against hispanics.

This is so rediculous that it borders on absurd. Saying people who criticize another country are doing so because they are racists? In that case, you can't say anything about anyone. France, Russia, etc etc are off the table.

I have friends who are Jewish, and don't consider myself to be anti anything because of race, but Israel is heavy handed (to say the least) and there is no way around that. I'm not even anti-zionist, because I could really care less if individuals want to move to a place where they are probably going to get blown up because they think its their ancestrial homeland. More power to them. Just don't take my tax money to pay for it and don't send my brothers and sisters in the military over there to die for it.

I don't think that is unreasonable. I would say the same thing about England if Ireland was to start a war to secede from them, and my mom was born there... its not our problem or responsibility to fight other peoples fights, or to give them money to do so.

 

[constituent]

state dept., "criticism of the 'government,' empire or (sub religion or w/e) is the new 'anti-(substitute ism)' and has the effect of promoting prejudice against all (sub collective) by demonizing (sub state) and (sub constituency) and attributing (sub state)'s perceived faults to its (sub collectivist broad-brushed generalization)."

sub "american" for state and "christianity" for religion.... would the public tolerate this sorta thing coming out of the state department?

 

[micahnelson]

Not weighing too much in on the issue, but i teach sunday school to some highschool students. About a year ago they all started using racial slurs against jews out of nowhere.

probably from southpark though, none of them follow the news so they wouldn't have an opinion on israel/palestine.

 

[IcyPeaceMaker]

There are many sources for this same argument
Anti-Israeli sentiments rise worldwide

 

[gutteck]

They have learned their lesson. If they let anything anti Jewish spread people might think that it is ok to criticize Jews and it could show ball from there. Contain while it is nothing.

 

[constituent]

They have learned their lesson. If they let anything anti Jewish spread people might think that it is ok to criticize Jews and it could show ball from there. Contain while it is nothing.

yea, but what does that have to do w/ the state dept.?

that's what i don't get.

 

[yongrel]

and the State Department should care why? I'm a little miffed that they spent tax dollars to detemrine this.

 

[acptulsa]

yea, but what does that have to do w/ the state dept.?

that's what i don't get.

Simple. AIPAC's new defense is innoculation--a mental vaccine. Tell those who rely on fuzzy logic that any criticism of Israel is encoded anti-semitism and they won't listen to it, no matter how logical. This is how Israel and it's lobbies have operated since the beginning. The Nazis handed them the Holocaust, and Israel's made lemonade of it ever since.

 

[gutteck]

yea, but what does that have to do w/ the state dept.?

that's what i don't get.

Occupied Jerusalem: 3 October, 2001 (IAP) -- According to Israel radio (in Hebrew) Kol Yisrael, [Shimon] Peres warned [Ariel] Sharon Wednesday that refusing to heed incessant American requests for a cease-fire with the Palestinians would endanger Israeli interests and "turn the US against us."

At this point, a furious Sharon reportedly turned toward Peres, saying "every time we do something you tell me Americans will do this and will do that. I want to tell you something very clear, don't worry about American pressure on Israel, we, the Jewish people control America, and the Americans know it."

The radio said Peres and other cabinet ministers warned Sharon against saying what he said in public because "it would cause us a public relations disaster."

 

[MysteryGuest]

Simple. AIPAC's new defense is innoculation--a mental vaccine. Tell those who rely on fuzzy logic that any criticism of Israel is encoded anti-semitism and they won't listen to it, no matter how logical. This is how Israel and it's lobbies have operated since the beginning. The Nazis handed them the Holocaust, and Israel's made lemonade of it ever since.

Agreed. I've always thought that this whole confusion goes further than the Nazis, though. Throughout European history, Jews were discriminated against plenty. So much so, that when Hitler and Co. started their ghettoization of Jews, a lot of Europeans and Americans applauded. Of course, when the whole genocide was revealed, a lot of people realized that their indifference helped to put Jews in that position and that Hey! Racism might be wrong! How did they reflect this new revalation? By deciding to treat people different than them as equals? Nah, we'll just help them get their own country to y'know, smooth things over. And so it has been since then. That guilt has blurred the line between criticism and antisemitism so much that they've become indistinguishable. Think of it as racism's long range blowback.

 

[IcyPeaceMaker]

If you understand the nationality of the upper 1% in America, then this will give you more insight than anything else I have seen so far.
CIA, the action arm of the American elite

 

[IcyPeaceMaker]

This makes it clear how bad the problem really is

 

[IcyPeaceMaker]

Holocaust, a work of fiction

 

[Sir VotesALot]

They have learned their lesson. If they let anything anti Jewish spread people might think that it is ok to criticize Jews and it could show ball from there. Contain while it is nothing.

It is okay to criticize Jews. Shame on you for defending this piece of shit statement. Even if I did support 'containment of anti-semitism' the government would be the last thing I'd want carrying it out.

 

[banjojambo9]

sometimes the truth hurts

 

[IPSecure]

The State Dept. "Anti-Semitism on the Rise"

The Anti-Semites: "State Department on the Rise"...

 

[cageybee]

"Dear" Zionists,

Fuck All Y'all!

Best Regards,

Jew

 

[kirkblitz]