To protest at the words "Jewish" and "Israeli" being used interchangeabley.

[Jewishnotisraeli]

They are not the same thing at all.

Most Jews are not Isreali

Many Isrealis are not Jewish.

20-25% of Israelis, including the Israeli army are Muslim, ( varies year to year)

Some Jews are Arabs. Some Arabs are Jewish.

Some Palestinians on the West bank are Jewish.

There are no known Jewish Palestinians in the Gaza strip as Hamas has succeeded where Hitler failed, in wiping out it's own indigenous Jewish population. This is the ONLY reason why there are no Jews left in this population.

Israel has done terrible things. Hamas has done terrible things.

Please don't classify things done by Israel as done by Jews, a quarter of them are not Jews. please don't classify things done by Hamas as done to Jews, many of their atrocities are inflicted on Muslims.

To say Jews and Israelis are the same is like saying English people and Anglicans are the same, many people are English and Anglican, many people are English but not Anglican, and many Anglicans are not English.

And also, some Palestinians, and some Israelis are Christians.

YANBU at all - many people I have tried to explain this to were not even aware of Zionism or Zionists.

YANBU at all.

I need to know more about this. Thank you OP. I'm reading, I'm learning.

egosum agreed, it does not necessarily make you anti-semitic. However supporting Hamas and Hezbollah, whose published desire is to kill all Jews (note, not Israelis) does.

You do not have to be a supporter of either Hamas or Hezbollah to support the right of Palestinians to self determination, it isn't automatic! And just to point out the Israeli government encourages the perception that "Jewish" and "Israeli" are interchangeable, thereby meaning that any criticism of Israel is a slur on Judaism.

YANBU. A few years back, 2 Israeli girls in Haifa were killed by rockets fired by Hezbollah from Southern Lebanon. So Israel retaliated and bombed Lebanon, killing hundreds. The news reported this as revenge attacks for the deaths of 2 Jewish children, but they weren't Jewish, they were Arab muslims, but Israeli citizens.

However, Revenant is spot on, as the Israeli govt are largely to blame for this, as any criticism of Israel and their foreign policy and they scream anti Semitism.....even if the critic is Jewish! And many Jews are critical of Israel.

Does wanting the Palestinians to have their own land and not be bombed make you anti-semitic?

no of course not. I want the Palestinians to have their own land and not be bombed.

And just to point out the Israeli government encourages the perception that "Jewish" and "Israeli" are interchangeable

so what? what relevance does that have to me? I have no connection with the Israeli government at all, and never will, why should what they are seen to encourage or discourage matter at all in this?

It is very annoying to criticise the Israeli govt and be accused of hating jews.

"There are no known Jewish Palestinians in the Gaza strip as Hamas has succeeded where Hitler failed, in wiping out it's own indigenous Jewish population. This is the ONLY reason why there are no Jews left in this population."

I would think the real reason why there are no living in occupied territories is that Jews would be welcomed back into the comfort of Israel and would not have to live in the abysmal conditions of what is effectively a prison camp, like the Palestinians are doomed to.

Op yanbu

Equally not all Jews are Zionists.

It would be too simplistic however to dissociate Israel and Judaism completely. Israel is a Jewish state, and a lot of anti-Israel sentiment is related to anti-semitism.

YANBU at all.

I hate those lazy lumping-everything-together generalisations.

I always find it interesting on threads like this that people are all too ready to criticise Israel, but you never hear anyone criticising the many atrocities that Hamas has committed, or their published aims.

Maybe if the Palestinians had not democratically elected Hamas, there may have been peace talks and an end to this.

The Israeli army may kill less people if Hamas did not install all thier military in schools and hospitals.

Maybe you should explain what the Israeli's should do to solve this unilaterally because the other side aren't trying.

Hamas are not in any way justified in killing people or using civilians as human shields but a good move towards peace IMO would be for Israel to withdraw from the areas where they currently have illegal settlements.

Oh and take serious steps towards ending the blockade of Gaza.

They are two entirely different things, like Arab/Muslim, but good luck getting the idiot brigade to understand it.

YANBU

Genuinely curious to know why you've chosen a different anonymous internet name from your usual anonymous internet name, to say that though?

Genuinely curious to know why you've chosen a different anonymous internet name from your usual anonymous internet name, to say that though?

because I am frightened of being identified as Jewish in RL, and some people know my user name.