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Yet you remain silent on what I was actually talking about this thread and try and distract. You have accused me of hating Palestinians because I criticised the nature of the organisers and many (but not all) of the protesters. I can only see it for what it is, because this kind of excuse for any other hate at a protest, like the right wing boneheads at the counter-protest, would not be so easily ignored. Those who claim to not be apathetic towards anti-Semitism sure are full of excuses and straw men to distract from condemnation. There’s always an excuse.
Any injustices against Gaza is no excuse for anti-Semitic radicalisation. It does not excuse Hamas and does not excuse calls for the destruction of Israel. Anti-Semitism has existed in the area since before Israel, and it would do continue to do so if Israel didn’t react and behaved as many say it should (but would still have an issue anyway). The extremists have no interest in peace with Israel, they keep saying as such, so you make that accusation against me but have none yourself beyond Israel just accepting being victims of zealots wanting to kill them. Talk about bleak.
None of this means I think Palestinians are defined by extremists in their midst, but pretending it’s not a problem won’t solve anything, it will only allow it to continue. This won’t stop until Netanyahu and the Likudists are discredited and gone, and Islamism in Palestine too. As well as coming to terms with Israel’s existence and not continuing with the same failed violence which has yielded nothing for decades.