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Whatever quarrels one might have with Senator Bernie Sanders, his thinking would seem to be immune from medieval anti-Semitic influence. Yet last month, after Sanders denounced “the Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza,” the pro-Israel group AIPAC attacked Sanders’s statement as a “hate-filled rant” and “despicable blood libel.”

Extraordinary claims—such as the charge that the Jewish senator from Vermont is anti-Semitic to the point of spreading ancient slanders against his own people—require extraordinary evidence. Yet large segments of the conservative and even centrist wings of the American pro-Israel movement have whipped themselves into such a frenzy of paranoia that they are making accusations like this without much effort at justification.

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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 24 points 21 hours ago

Not gonna even click on this link.

The answer to this is to ignore their bleatings. Saying Israel is committing genocide isn't antisemitic.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 13 points 19 hours ago

Fuck no they aren’t.

This has been weaponised for decades now by all sides in many countries.

The only difference is the public has finally caught on to a well known Internet trope.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

When everything is antisemitic, nothing is antisemitic.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

If being against Israel is antisemitic, then so is being against Palestine, since both are from Semitic culture; with Palestinians being part of the largest group of the Semitic people and Israelis one of the smallest.

We just don't use that term anymore as it's more associated with an era of old history, not modern day languages or cultures.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Your explanation is antisemitic. Because... Fuck you, that's why!

[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

hey finally the liberals and conservatives agree on the same strategy to lie about what antisemitism is.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 18 hours ago

They have for decades.

It's starting to be covered in the media now not because it started recently, but because the Overton Window only recently shifted enough that journalists can comment on it without committing career suicide.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 16 hours ago

they shifted the meaning as soon as the war began.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

No one calls you anti-Italian for not liking Meloni.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I bet Italian fascists do.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

one of moussilnis granddaughter is part of a far right party in italy

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 16 hours ago

And his spiritual daughter is the Prime Minister

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Octogenarians slapping each other. I thought the tankies hated that shit.

Live and learn, I guess.