I won't deny that anti-Semetism is a powerful force in some regions, but it is also worth mentioning that Arabs, Syrians, and Lebanese are also Semetic people, and they also have a lot of hate propaganda directed towards them.
If anything, Israel gets the benefit of the doubt more than any other nation on Earth because of the Holocaust and other acts of hate towards Jews in the past. Other countries have endured sanctions and embargos for less. It's like some kind of geopolitcal affirmative action or something.
Personally, I think all sides are wrong and deserve some of the blame, although my sympathies have shifted a little more towards Israel in recent months - mainly due to Hamas winning the elections in the Palestinian territories.
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