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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
My point is that the position he took is not extreme at all
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Sure it is. I don't think it deserves immediate disqualification from candidacy but it's pretty extreme. Here's the quote:
“One could argue that Israel’s intention was always to ethnically cleanse the region — there are direct quotations proving this to be the case. Guess we just sweep that under the rug. A minority of Palestinians are bombing buses in response to what appears to be a calculated effort to commit a war crime.”
I don't think it's at all fair to say that Israel was attempting to ethnically cleanse a region and I'm totally unaware of any such quotations. It also implicitly justifies bombing that deliberately targets civilians. I think it's absolutely fair to say this guy is completely out to lunch.
That being said, anyone who refers to these sorts of comments as "anti-Semitic" is an idiot and frankly should be prevented from participating in discussions on this topic henceforth.