Antisemitism

Hypocrisy with which zionists use the term “antisemitism” to discredit and eliminate political opponents is mind blowing. I have some good Jewish friends and part of my family is Jewish. I admire the contributions Jews made to the culture, sciences, arts, economy, and politics of nearly every nation on Earth.

Having said that, I don’t criticize people for who they are but I do criticize people and nations for what they do to others. It has nothing to do with discrimination based on race, ethnic background, religion, colour of skin, material and political status, or sexual orientation. Discrimination and legitimate, based on verifiable facts, criticism of criminal policies and immoral behaviours are very different from each other and should not be used interchangeably.

In addition, the term ‘antisemitism’ has no meaning in reference to the Middle East Conflict. According to Wikipedia,

“Semitic people or Semites is an obsolete term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group associated with people of the Middle East, including Arabs, Jews, Akkadians, and Phoenicians.” /…/ “Semitic describes a group of languages — including Hebrew and Arabic — as well as the people who traditionally speak them. Semitic is rooted in the Biblical name Shem, the son of Noah, who is traditionally thought of as the direct ancestor of Jews and Arabs.”

Therefore, the term “Semitic” applies to both Jews and Palestinians. You cannot be ‘antisemitic’ if you support the Palestinians.

Also, anti-zionism cannot be interpreted as antisemitism. These are two different concepts. I believe that Zionists, willingly or not, are destroying Israel. I know of many Jews who condemn zionism and criminal policies of the state of Israel just as strongly as they condemn Holocaust and criminal policies of the Third Reich.