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Originally Posted by _Q_
Well, its kind of great that the pendulum is starting to swing in the other direction. A couple of decades ago, Israeli PR used to cover a lot of war crimes. But you know, back then, pointing that out was considered conspiracy theories and antisemitism.
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Eh... I think the bolded words there are key ones to examine.
War crimes is such a blanket statement that generally doesn't hold much water when examined closely in this particular context, when used in it's traditional context and definition.
On the anti-semitism/criticism of Israel conflation, I don't disagree with your assertion that the most ardent supporters of Israel have tried to use the anti-semitism bit as a way to discredit their opponents.
However, I would say that anti-semitism runs rampant in the Muslim world (or I'd argue even the greater global community) so it could be that the accusation levels true to some degree. That's not to say that it hasn't been used as a blanket "ad-hominem" type defense.