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[–] 13 points 10 months ago* (3 children)

I never read that Israel represents all Jews, nor how opposing genocide is antisemitic. I'd strongly argue that a country committing genocide while claiming to represent all Jews are actually engaging in antisemitism, especially since those they are genociding are semitic people.

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  • [–] -5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Antisemitism refers specifically to hatred against Jews, not all Semitic people in general.

    Just like antibiotics don't kill all biological life. Words have meaning.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    hi. cultural inheritor of the jewish identity here. a genocide in my name against my semitic cousins is antisemitic in that the core value of my jewish identity is standing against opression. to say that my identity is meant to be a particular form of oppressor is hate towards the jewish identity. that is how i read that other comment. yes. words do have meanings, and those meanings matter, and you have to look at them and take them on instead of just ignoring them like your comment did

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