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From Juan Cole - Criticizing Israel Isn't Anti-Semitic. Here's What Is [View all]
From Juan Cole
Criticizing Israel Isn’t Anti-Semitic. Here’s What Is
...Omar has criticized the U.S. government’s support for Israeli actions that break international law. And she’s spoken out against the role money in politics plays in shoring up that support.
Neither is anti-semitic.
What is anti-semitic is the cacophony of mainstream media and politicians saying that criticizing U.S. policy toward the state of Israel is the same as attacking Jewish people.
Like most American Jewish youth, I grew up knowing Israel....
https://www.juancole.com/2019/03/criticizing-israel-semitic.html
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