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62. Anti-Semitism doesn't need to be 'splained to a Jew.

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 12:21 AM

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It is increased by Jew-hating bigots who will use any excuse to attack Jews, including, but not limited to, the actions of a foreign nation, real or imagined.

Anti-Semitism should never be defended or excused, but alas, it is the world in which we Jews live.

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ADL: Antisemitic Incident Data Breaks All Previous Records [View all] Beastly Boy Tuesday OP

It's rife in our political system ck4829 Tuesday #1

You can also be pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel and not be antisemitic. Eko Tuesday #2

Also true. Beastly Boy Tuesday #3

I dont see how it shows that. Eko Tuesday #4

Surely you are jesting! Beastly Boy Tuesday #7

I think you are missing the big picture. Eko Tuesday #9

I think you are missing the point. The pellucidly obvious one. Beastly Boy Tuesday #12

Huh. Eko Tuesday #16

No, this is what you are saying about what I am saying. Beastly Boy Tuesday #19

That is not what you said at all. Eko Tuesday #21

Oh goody, tell me more about what I said! Beastly Boy Tuesday #24

I did, it was pretty easy. Eko Tuesday #26

Here, Ill make it easier. Eko Tuesday #23

I will make it even simpler. Beastly Boy Tuesday #29

It doesnt. Eko Tuesday #30

They're up because of the genocide HereForTheParty Tuesday #5

Absolutely right, they count anti-Semitic signs and chants as anti-Semitic incidents, they don't make excuses for them. tritsofme Tuesday #6

What is interesting is that poster's failure to see what they actually admitted to. Behind the Aegis Tuesday #14

Anti-semitism IS up due to the genocide (at least according to the IRHA definition used by ADL). AloeVera 9 hrs ago #59

Anti-Semitism is up to due to anti-Semites. Behind the Aegis 9 hrs ago #60

Anti-Semitism is... AloeVera 8 hrs ago #61

Anti-Semitism doesn't need to be 'splained to a Jew. Behind the Aegis 5 hrs ago #62

Only antisemitic signs and chants. Beastly Boy Tuesday #8

Exactly. The ADL report is questionable. AloeVera 20 hrs ago #35

Not surprising that the extreme left Jewish Currents has an issue with the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Beastly Boy 17 hrs ago #42

Probably lumping in criticism of Israel as automatically antisemitic alarimer Tuesday #10

Probably not. Beastly Boy Tuesday #13

Agree Meowmee Tuesday #11

I don't really consider the ADL to be a credible source like I used to AZProgressive Tuesday #15

They have the numbers. You have suspicions. Beastly Boy Tuesday #17

Not sure about their ablilty to see antisemitism. Eko Tuesday #18

They've been doing it for over 100 years. Beastly Boy Tuesday #20

The exact amount of time it takes to see someone do a nazi salute and read the ADL said it was a awkward gesture. Eko Tuesday #22

A couple of seconds and a tweet vs over 100 years. Beastly Boy Tuesday #25

Do you think their judgement on that was correct? Eko Tuesday #27

People change. Eko Tuesday #28

They are doing exactly that. AloeVera 21 hrs ago #32

According to your opinionated extreme left source Beastly Boy 15 hrs ago #53

Further... AloeVera 21 hrs ago #34

In doing what? Accepting the most authoritative definitionof antisemitism? Beastly Boy 15 hrs ago #55

Anti-Israeli government is NOT anti-Semitic. Just ask some Israelis who live there. Jit423 Tuesday #31

Not approving of the actions and policies SocialDemocrat61 21 hrs ago #33

It is not, and clearly, it did not figure into ADL report in any way. Beastly Boy 20 hrs ago #36

Having seen several interviews SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #37

Having seen the ADL report which is the subject of this thread, Beastly Boy 17 hrs ago #38

You're free to believe SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #40

Ditto. Regardless of the conclusive statistics included in the ADL report. Beastly Boy 17 hrs ago #41

Again SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #43

Again, my belief or yours has no bearing on the math in the ADL report. Beastly Boy 17 hrs ago #44

Whatever you say SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #45

I say it doesn't matter what I say. Beastly Boy 16 hrs ago #46

I'm just saying SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #47

Totally unrelated to this thread then, right? Beastly Boy 16 hrs ago #48

You don't need anyone's SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #50

I still appreciate it, especially as it has nothing to do with this thread. Beastly Boy 16 hrs ago #51

No need to appreciate anything SocialDemocrat61 15 hrs ago #52

I understand this, but I can't help it. It's not every day that I am reminded, for no particular reason, Beastly Boy 15 hrs ago #54

Good SocialDemocrat61 15 hrs ago #56

A lot of defending antisemitism in this thread Mountainguy 17 hrs ago #39

Disappointing but no longer surprising. DavidDvorkin 16 hrs ago #49

Don't worry- Trump will put an end to anti-semitism Redleg 11 hrs ago #57

I worry. Beastly Boy 11 hrs ago #58