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To think Jewish people are the scapegoats of humanity?

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FactsNotFictionOnly · 22/06/2024 22:36

I have not posted on the CITME board as although the current conflict is relevant, that is not the main point of this thread.

I do not mean to cause any offence to Jewish people. In fact the opposite.

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I am an atheist and think all religion should be consigned to history books so have no affiliation with any faith but I found the reaction to Oct 7th shocking with almost immediate protests against Israel (the victim) in favour of the ‘freedom fighters’ (the agressors). The denials that atrocities happened, the antisemitism, horrifying comments on SM which are still allowed to stand to this day.

Never before in my life (and I’m getting on a bit) have I seen that reaction of hatred to any country that has been the victim of any kind of terrorist attack or act of war anywhere in the world. Never before have I been aware of the kind of atrocities committed in Israel on such a large scale by a neighbouring country, filmed by the perpetrators, either.

I had heard comments made about ‘the Jews’ at various stages in my life, how they run the world, the banks, the media etc but never really thought much about it or believed it.

I noticed an absolutely blatant lie that popped up on SM yesterday with thousands of comments agreeing with the poster so I responded (never normally do) saying so with evidence and the abuse I got was unbelievable.

That made me do a bit more research on the persecution of Jewish people through history and I was pretty shocked that they were blamed for the death of Jesus, murdering Christian children as sacrifices to be baked into flatbreads, the Black Death, World War 1, 9/11, Covid. All totally false and a lot of the time because it was a way of debtors not paying money they owed to the Jewish people who were the world’s money lenders as it was prohibited in Christianity and Islam and Jewish people were prohibited from other work.

Each time they were blamed for something whole communities were burned to death or had to flee. They were banished from England in the 12th century as well as lots of other European countries. Now I understand why there is so much hatred from the UK and Europeans as these ‘legends’ persist.

Of course in the Middle East from 586 BC they were persecuted where they were killed, forced to convert to Christianity (or pretend to to stay alive) before Islam took over, treated as 2nd class citizens, subject to high taxes and strict rules, regular pogroms and were also forced to leave their homes in their hundreds of thousands.

This was all before a return to Israel was even a thing so there was no ‘Zionism’ then which is currently the excuse for the widespread hatred of Jewish people.

Even before this current conflict there seems to have been a deliberate misunderstanding of the situation in the Middle East with a lot of relevant history missed out out.

Such as the Ottoman Empire ruled the area directly before the Mandate of Palestine and they referred to it as Southern Syria. There were no Palestinians only Arabs. Why didn’t they ‘freedom fight’ the Ottomans for their own State as surely they were occupied under the Ottomans too if they believe the land is all theirs?

I have never seen references to Palestinians being ‘occupied’ by the British either. Weird as they believe the land is theirs and always was theirs - from the River to the Sea.

Why do a lot of people ignore the constant terrorist attacks as the reason why not only Israel, but Egypt too, had to blockade Gaza after a terrorist group with a known mandate to annihilate Israel and kill Jews was elected to govern it by it’s citizens?

Why are people not understanding that this war is not a ‘normal’ war with normal rules of engagement between two uniformed military forces where civilians are afforded protection by their government, military hardware, munitions and bases are placed outside of civilian areas and civilians including children are not involved in military action by firing rockets, RPGs, shootings, stabbings, throwing IEDs, holding hostages in their homes and taking part in barbaric murders, rapes, burning people including children alive and taking hostages?

It is absolutely horrific that civilians have been killed in such a high number or at all but a lot of the deaths can be explained as above and are all due to the war Hamas started.

Why are Hamas not being publicly pressured by Palestinian protestors to give themselves up?

The only (and tiny) Jewish State in the world is now even being persecuted for defending itself against massive neighbouring states who want to wipe it out.

Has there ever been such a forensic examination of any other war while in progress as in this one?

The propaganda and false information circulating before and during this conflict has made it all too clear to see how the Holocaust happened and it’s terrifying to see. I used to watch films on the subject and wonder how could so many people have stood by and let it happen. Now we can all see how.

How can a tiny race of 1% of the population who have achieved more than any other race alive today, be so hated.

Is it jealousy of their success or the hundreds of years of lies that have been brainwashed down generations?

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https://www.historytoday.com/archive/why-were-jews-persecuted

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jews

Why Were the Jews Persecuted?

Tim Black seeks to understand the origins of antisemitism, looking beyond the Holocaust to the ancient Middle East and medieval Europe.

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/why-were-jews-persecuted

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TwigletsAndRadishes · 26/06/2024 08:01

I do not believe or accept that xenophobia in Britain is worst since, or because of Brexit. I think that the proportion of truly xenophobic or racist people is probably smaller than it has ever been, mainly because the proportion of people who are immigrants or the descendents of immigrants is much greater, so it stands to reason. Basic arithmetic. British people under 40 are far more tolerant and relaxed about multi-culturalism and diversity in British society because they've grown up around it and know no different. In that respect, racism and xenophobia in general terms is actually decreasing, not increasing, in spite of what the Guardian tells us.

There is certainly much more concern around high levels of immigration and the wide ranging impacts on the country, but I don't think that is the same thing as xenophobia. It's always presented as the same thing in Remainer left-liberal circles, but it isn't the same thing.

I do think there has been a huge increase in subtle or not-so-subtle anti-semitism though, and not just since Oct 7. It's been happening for at least 10 years and it's been a wolf in sheep's clothing. The 'wolf' being anti-semitism, the 'sheep' being the social justice movement campaigning for a 'free Palestine'.

The increase in anti-semitism and anti-Israeli feeling among younger white British people has directly coincided with the growth in the proportion of Muslim immigrants into the UK in the last 15 years or so, and I'd hazard a guess that the majority of anti-semitic physical and verbal assaults on Jews in this country in recent years have not been perpetrated by white British people. I've noticed that my children and their peers (so the under 30s) who have not only mixed with many more Muslims and particularly people of Arab and middle eastern heritage than I ever did, have been exposed to anti-Israel propaganda through them and more importantly through social media. They are, sadly, far more open to insidious anti-semitic propaganda than people of my generation and older. They've swallowed what they've been told at face value without really understanding much about how we got here. The polarising nature of getting your politics via Tiktok hasn't helped.

That's not to say that I've ever heard them express any anti-Jewish sentiment, but I can tell they've certainly been hoodwinked into seeing Israel as the aggressor, Palestinians as the blameless perpetual victims and Hamas as 'freedom fighters'.

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There are so many incorrect and frankly ignorant comments in this post that I don't even know where to start.

DownNative · 26/06/2024 12:00

An example of blatant antisemitism from Paris, France this time. 👇

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We are definitely encouraged to 'Look! Over there!' every time racism, modern slavery or exploitation of black people by other black people, or by any other non-white people happens, or has happened in the past. The only forms of racism, colonialism or exploitation that is suitable for discussion and acknowledgement is the sort where white people (of non-ethnic minority status, so excluding for example Irish Travellers) exploit non-white people.

fliptopbin · 26/06/2024 08:13

I remember thinking when this war kicked off that the propaganda war in this country would be to make people pick a side. If you support Israel you are anti Islam, if you support Palestine you are antisemetic, and if you think both sides are committing atrocities then you are a spoilt privileged person who is both anti Islam and antisemetic. The good old divide and rule tactic. I I am so depressed that I was right.

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I do not believe or accept that xenophobia in Britain is worst since, or because of Brexit. I think that the proportion of truly xenophobic or racist people is probably smaller than it has ever been, mainly because the proportion of people who are immigrants or the descendents of immigrants is much greater, so it stands to reason. Basic arithmetic. British people under 40 are far more tolerant and relaxed about multi-culturalism and diversity in British society because they've grown up around it and know no different. In that respect, racism and xenophobia in general terms is actually decreasing, not increasing, in spite of what the Guardian tells us.

There is certainly much more concern around high levels of immigration and the wide ranging impacts on the country, but I don't think that is the same thing as xenophobia. It's always presented as the same thing in Remainer left-liberal circles, but it isn't the same thing.

I do think there has been a huge increase in subtle or not-so-subtle anti-semitism though, and not just since Oct 7. It's been happening for at least 10 years and it's been a wolf in sheep's clothing. The 'wolf' being anti-semitism, the 'sheep' being the social justice movement campaigning for a 'free Palestine'.

The increase in anti-semitism and anti-Israeli feeling among younger white British people has directly coincided with the growth in the proportion of Muslim immigrants into the UK in the last 15 years or so, and I'd hazard a guess that the majority of anti-semitic physical and verbal assaults on Jews in this country in recent years have not been perpetrated by white British people. I've noticed that my children and their peers (so the under 30s) who have not only mixed with many more Muslims and particularly people of Arab and middle eastern heritage than I ever did, have been exposed to anti-Israel propaganda through them and more importantly through social media. They are, sadly, far more open to insidious anti-semitic propaganda than people of my generation and older. They've swallowed what they've been told at face value without really understanding much about how we got here. The polarising nature of getting your politics via Tiktok hasn't helped.

That's not to say that I've ever heard them express any anti-Jewish sentiment, but I can tell they've certainly been hoodwinked into seeing Israel as the aggressor, Palestinians as the blameless perpetual victims and Hamas as 'freedom fighters'.

DownNative · 26/06/2024 00:28

This is horrific and happened in London.

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DownNative · 25/06/2024 23:20

Humdingerydoo · 25/06/2024 20:00

No idea, but it presumably just follows the formula established by eg "homophobia".

Not sure the word needs to be analysed any further. It means what it means, and we all know what it means. Let's not stoop to the level of those trying to change the meaning of "anti-Semitism" to include other Semitic groups too.

Agree! 💯

No need to try changing it to suit as everyone knows what it means by now. If they don't, a definition was provided a few pages back.

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Bunnyasmyname · 25/06/2024 21:33

The same be said for anti-Muslims. All thick.

Thank you @Meraas for that excellent contribution to this discussion on anti-semitism.
More enlightening than you know.

Humdingerydoo · 25/06/2024 20:38

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Thank you for recognising that it's not about oneupmanship and that it's possible to recognise and be horrified by anti-Semitism, racism against black people and the terrible situation for so, so many in Africa all at the same time. We should all be against all hate, not just the one that personally affects us. I've really appreciated the amount of non-Jewish posters on this thread (and many others!) who have spoken out against anti-Semitism. Solidarity is the only way forward!

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No idea, but it presumably just follows the formula established by eg "homophobia".

Not sure the word needs to be analysed any further. It means what it means, and we all know what it means. Let's not stoop to the level of those trying to change the meaning of "anti-Semitism" to include other Semitic groups too.

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Comedycook · 25/06/2024 19:15

Meraas · 25/06/2024 18:53

Same could be said for anti-Muslims. All thick.

What's your point? I'm against islamophobia just as I'm against anti semetism.

FindThatThing · 25/06/2024 19:13

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You’re not seriously claiming islamaphobia/ anti-muslim hatred doesn’t exist?

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Murica · 25/06/2024 18:58

Meraas · 25/06/2024 18:53

Same could be said for anti-Muslims. All thick.

Sure

Meraas · 25/06/2024 18:53

Comedycook · 25/06/2024 10:17

Yes indeed.

Anti semites currently are loving the word Zionist. They think it means they can say anything they want and get away with it because they haven't used the word Jew.

One thing I have noticed about anti semetic people though is just how incredibly thick they are. It takes seconds to decode the shit they say and not much longer to destroy their "argument".

Same could be said for anti-Muslims. All thick.

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