To think the Manchester terrorist attack today shows the growing Anti-Semitism

[Longingdreamer]

... and how Jews are not protected in this country.

One of the problems is that anti-semitism is now 'trendy' for idiots who don't understand the political situation at all and obviously don't really care about civilian war casualties nor other human beings in general as they don't mention the greater number of these - including children - elsewhere in the world. It's a trendy cause and a bandwagon to jump on.

I was at Reading festival and mostly it was great but the lead singer (I presume) of Enter shikari went on an anti-Israeli rant which I could hear even though I wasn't even at that stage. Totally ill informed. No-one able to counter his piss poor 'takes' - using his paid for platform to make any Jewish people there feel unsafe. Any Jewish teenager who paid the high entrance fee would have felt unsafe in that crowd after that I'm sure. Completely inappropriate and yet no consequence for it. I was so angry he was allowed to stir up anti-semitic hatred in this ill informed and inappropriate way and I'm not even Jewish.

Oh look at you! Well done you've found an spelling error!
Congratulations!
Fantastic work!

Do you have a post office box or something that I could send a badge to?

I have no issue contradicting the UN when it is so closely linked to Hamas, so I'm afraid you don't have me on that one. Spelling though, definitely.

No it isn't. All Jews are not complicit in the actions of the Israeli Government. Place the blame where it belongs. You are in danger of treating all Jews as one monolithic Jew, just as the Christian Church did in history when prejudice, torture and expulsion were justified because of the belief that the Jews were responsible for the death of Christ. The Nazis did that too.

The same argument applies to calls for Moslems to condemn terrorist attacks, fundamentalist groups and Governments. Placing the onus on groups is stereotyping. It also doesn't recognise that within religions there are many shades of belief and practice. Would you expect the same of all Christians after the Iraq Wars or all Buddhists in Myanmar? It isn't the responsibility of all Jews to be accountable for the atrocities committed by Israeli state anymore than it was for all British people for the UK Government's decision to prosecute a war in Iraq. The blame lies with those that prosecuted the violence.

There are loads of spag errors in your post, actually. I don’t usually care but it was funny when you’re calling everyone else fucking morons.

And when your arguments consist of calling anyone you disagree with fucking idiots or terrorists then you can’t be taken seriously.

I don't truly mind what you call it. What is happening in Gaza is appalling. A huge and very wealthy nation with massive international backers destroying an area of the world a handful of miles wide.

History will tell us what to call it.
It would be great to get some independent observers into Gaza to tell us, but Israel won't let them in.
So we can wait to find out.
Which is more than the people in Gaza can do.

Are you really sure we shouldn't show any other religion in the media? What does that entail : TV & papers? Film and TV?

Personally I like coverage of different religions. The BBC Heart & Soul program does this & I think it's very good. It's important also to be aware of different issues communities could be facing.

Obvs it shouldn't be excessive, but none seems a bit harsh & stifling.

That's good. Neighbourly engagement must improve.

Splendid.

Ok 👍🏼

No hate attacks should happen.
Deepest sympathies for all those affected yesterday.

Charming.

The attacker was clearly looking for a 'suicide by police' scenario wearing a fake 'bomb' vest... explains why he was shot dead at the door surrounded by cops when a taser or bullet to the legs would have brought him down.

I think a ban is counterproductive but people shouting for violence should be in jail.

What a disturbing post.

Lol, seems like the sticky little hands at the report button didn't care for it.

childish was my 1st thought, on this and the posters earlier posts. Nothing like a bit of immaturity to get yourself taken seriously...

Correct. We must fight Hamas propaganda. I don't like Netanyahu or agree with most of his decisions. But there is NO genocide.

What he said is true though. Muhammad studied under a nestorian monk who introduced him to the nestorian version of Christianity. Islam is OT ideas + NT ideas + Mohammed's spin on it.

saying there's no genocide is like seeing there was not apartheid. IMHO.

This man is a YouTuber, who are normally awful on facts, but he's an exception imo.

He did a very balanced video on whether there is starvation in Gaza.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D1o160KLC1uY&ved=2ahUKEwifku-GjoiQAxWjUEEAHUMFEPwQFnoECCYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2dgnJ7FVF5cEeYPqYMEgxn

Certainly not by me, I prefer to let people's true colours shine through their posts.

My mum was a 70s child and used to practice bomb drills bc of the IRA. The threat was there

Yep, and s/he'll go back to work and mask those true feelings with any BAME colleagues.

You seem to have me confused. I didn’t question whether Jews take part in public life. Put your claws away, kitty.