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I agree that Israel cant sit well with Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Intl, etc but I see a lot of very one-sided views against it. People act like anti-semitism is non existent because Jews have achieved some level of power and control in the world. Maybe that is a dangerous side effect of the power based definition of racism that are so common in college cirriculums now.
There IS anti-semitism in Europe, America and for that matter the ARAB world. Particularly in the Arab world, and if you look at countries like Morocco you'd see the opposite where Arabs rule and persecute Jews. Now, Jews are running out of there, like they have COUNTLESS other nations where they have been ostracized, persecuted and murdered. It doesnt take a fabrication to paint Jews as victims, sorry.
If you look at the people trying to halt this anti-Jew juggernaut, no one is saying that Palestinians are beasts nor is that a tenet of zionism or any related doctrines, though there are those who feel that way, unforuntately. The logical thinkers here are acknowleding this is a two way street.
I am not Jerry Falwell and shit, I happen to have two people whom I know very well, one of whom (Syrian) was once very pro-Palestinian and still is to some degree and another who is Palestinian who moved to Miami then to CA. I have also read literature with a good deal of balance on the subject and people have to realize that yes, this is not a cut and dry issue. It IS convoluted by world and local economics and furthermore by intense prejudices from both parties. You dont have to look far past Israel to find places where the shoe is on the other foot where Arabs have fucked Jews over and Europe has a long legacy of anti-semitism that can be found on sugar packets readily, let along history books.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
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