Thank God the British right wing are here to defend Israel from the evil left....:roll:
I wonder who'll be next?
Actually, quite a few councillors have already been suspended which are only just coming to light.
...So, can someone point me to an actual anti-Semitic comment or is all of this just anti-Israel drivel? And am I the only one actually bothered by this??
No you aren't.
It would appear that on one measure of anti-semitism there is a greater concern that UKIP and Tory party supporters are more of a worry.
Revealed: the most anti-Semitic people in Britain -- and who they vote for - Telegraph
Weak sauce Andy. So, the right are/have done it, so it is fine for the left too?
It would appear that on one measure of anti-semitism there is a greater concern that UKIP and Tory party supporters are more of a worry.
Revealed: the most anti-Semitic people in Britain -- and who they vote for - Telegraph
Not THE measure but, as I carefully worded my post, 'ONE measure'.Wow. Really? That is the question used to measure anti-Semitism? That was one hell of a loaded question.
.......................So here's my issue: I see and hear a lot of anti-Israel comments coming from the British left. Why are the headlines calling this anti-Semitism? Why the conflation of two very different terms? ..........................
Higgs, do you feel the above comments are acceptable?
Well, see my post just prior to yours where I've attempted to outline differences.I just think this whole thing is being blown out of proportion and it sets a dangerous precident at what we can/can't say about Israel.
It would appear that on one measure of anti-semitism there is a greater concern that UKIP and Tory party supporters are more of a worry.
Revealed: the most anti-Semitic people in Britain -- and who they vote for - Telegraph
...I don't understand what those who are criticising Labour actually want? My question was perhaps thinking that the number of Muslims in Labour was part of the problem? PEW research suggests that perhaps 10% of the British public view Jews unfavourably are you suggesting that all of these people are in the Labour party and no other political party in Britain?...
I'd say there's a difference between being critical of Israeli policy itself (towards anyone else, yet usually the Palestinians) and advocating the elimination of their state by relocating the whole people to some other place.
The latter is not simply anti-Israel, it's anti Jewish. Alone on account of the nature of the state as anyone should be able to see it, i.e. Jewish homeland.
There is an equal difference between lambasting (say) Hamas policy (of wanting to destroy) and advocating that all Palestinians be assimilated into neighboring Arab countries, except in the latter case any accusation of that stance being Islamophobe would somehow miss the mark. Wouldn't make it any less disgusting though.
In other words one can be critical of Israel and its policies and to construe such critical stance as being anti-semitic is rubbish. Call for the elimination of the state in the process though and don't whine at the flak that'll come.
More importantly can anyone think of a specific policy from Labour that could be deemed anti-Semitic? I can't think of any in recent memory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_and_Religious_Hatred_Act_2006
This is obviously anti-semitic.
I don't agree with this act by the way.
I did a string on this 6 Years ago.Okay, I'm a little confused here guys. Maybe I'm missing something. Or maybe I'm being overly literal, but to me words actually have meaning. Especially in this crazy world we're living in where everything you say and do can instantly end up on the internet for the entire world to dissect and the media to create outrageous headlines out of.
So here's my issue: I see and hear a lot of anti-Israel comments coming from the British left. Why are the headlines calling this anti-Semitism? Why the conflation of two very different terms? ...
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