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Originally Posted by Azure
Disliking actions or policies is not the same as blaming Israel for existing, or blaming them for the current situation.
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Where you use the negative term 'blame', others might use the term 'take or assume responsibility'. Disagreeing with the current political status of Israel does not make one an anti-Semite, and its a really poor show to pull that term out unless its warranted. Looking at the original post, I don't see that it is.
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Israel is a light of democracy in a troubled region. Its time we all realized that, and quit blaming them for the situation they are in.
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Sure, and I don't see anyone here arguing for the extinguishment of that light. But they have to 'take responsibilty' (the blame?) for the situation their in. Its not like they just all moved in peacefully and were there, and then were attacked out of the blue. Both sides are fairly equally responsible for the decades of violence. Its not a one-sided conflict, and to believe that its not does not make one a anti-Jewish racist.