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Originally Posted by Itse
Both antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiments are growing. The latter is justified (and growing a lot faster), the former isn't, but especially when you look outside the western world there's no denying that outright antisemitism is on the rise, especially among muslims.
Much of the reason for them being connected is of course that the state of Israel pushes the idea that Israel=jews very hard all over the world.
They are of course lying, but they're still doing it, and it does work.
Really the fact that Israel is doing it just underlines how the government of Israel does not actually care about the safety of the Jewish diaspora.
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How many former members of the Israeli government and respected academics have come out and made clear, point blank, that claims of anti-semitism are purposefully employed to shield Israel from criticism? It has to be in the double digits at least.
You can see it in this thread, not just with in-thread examples but examples brought up here. The rise of actual anti-semitism, while absolutely a real concern and something everyone has a responsibility to shut down together, pales in comparison to the rise of claims of anti-semitism tied only to criticism of Israel. People use it to deflect criticism, justify Islamophobia and hatred, excuse atrocities, etc.
Someone asked a question along the lines of “how can we not see this as anti-semitism” despite being presented with a logical, fact-based explanation of exactly how. And I think your last sentence nails it: because the Israeli government (and some pro-Israeli groups) do not care about Jewish people, and would rather manipulate them and fear monger to whip up support for endless killing.
Even look at the way October 7 is viewed. People don’t even cite it as a day to mourn. They trot it and the word “Hamas” out every time they have some killing of innocent Palestinians to justify. These are people that see mass death as both the ends and the means.