Is Criticizing Israel Antisemitic? | Antisemitism, Explained | Unpacked
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Is criticizing Israel anti-Jewish? Not necessarily. Israel-like all countries-is, and should be, subject to political criticism over its conduct. However, in many places where it is unacceptable to openly hate Jews, it is respectable to criticize the Jewish state, and so some bigots will say their problem is with Israel, when their real problem is with Jews. Here's how to tell the difference between the good faith critics and the bad faith bigots.
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Criticizing Israel is legitimate
01:22 Israel as rationalization for antisemitism
02:21 Anti-Israel assault and vandalism against Jews outside Israel
03:08 Repurposing the blood libel
04:23 Repurposing the trope the Jews run the world
05:49 The Double Standard
07:46 Why does Israel attract so many attacks from the UN?
08:07 Distinguishing between legitimate criticism and Antisemitism
08:56 Outro
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No, your allowed to criticize any country or any group you want without hating on them for the sake of existing.
You are allowed, but there definitely are some times where people do make that criticism based on bigotry rather than reality.
ADL/JIDF has entered the chat....
@@wvu05 and?
@@xxSk8ing4christxx Oh, so you clearly want to make the criticism based on bigotry.
@@wvu05 and?
Even if criticism of Israel's behavior attracts bad people, that doesn't mean this criticism is wrong,
depends on what the criticism is
@@ajvorob9117 That's exactly what thr comment meant! Rofl yer dumb
nail on the head
Those bad people are actually people that believe in human rights.
All you have to do is call them nazis and it's not a problem anymore
@@zm1786 there are at least two very different groups of people involved in this criticism lol
If you think criticizing Israel's policies is anti-Semitic, here the question: would consider the criticism of Saudi Arabia's or Iran's policies Islamophobic?
IsraHELL and Saudi Arabia are extreme nations, although I must admit that the latter seems to get better in the recent years. Nu, I ain’t gonna say nothing about Īrân, but a fellow Jew, Drew Binsky (peace and blessings upon Him), a world traveller, went there many times and loved it.
Facts
Saudi are also semetic aswell
YALLA COMRADE!!!!
Not at all anti semitic to critisize israel's policies and not antisemitic to boycott the israeli government. The regimes in both Saudi and iran countries are awful and are causing untold suffering. The Israeli state is better than those two
Netanyahu did not condemn white supremacists in the USA when they marched openly chanting hateful, anti jewish slogans.
The israeli government and the Saudi government are now moving closer. You are known by the company you keep
We don't blame the Israeli people here, we blame the Israeli state.
It's a democracy so ultimately the people share some of the blame.
Isrealis people were being moved in and they willing particapted
And for no reason at all, they began to hate 😂
No, we do. The Israelis overwhelmingly support the destruction of Palestine, they are the ones living in the illegal settlements, they are the ones killing children as part of the IDF. The Israelis are the ones who are doing this!
@@hbsupreme1499 in what?
The short answer is NO. When you understand that, we can move towards peace.
did you watch the video? it basically agrees :)
@@boazmunro478 did you learn to read. It shorts it
@@johnmarston1635 apparently i did not learn to read bc your reply is incomprehensible to me
Ur must be anti-semit
@@doniramdoni3884 you must be a clown
I am so proud to criticize Israel and Palestine, I am so proud to criticize Germany, Russia, USA, UK, France.
I am not only criticizing Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, China, Pakistan, India, Brazil, Greece, but also criticizing Confederacy, Union, Pro-British or Pro-America (US independence war).
It brings tenderness to my heart reading your comment. Joy
Ok are you proud to criticize the kkk, slavery, racism, hatred, and Jim crow and segregation laws are you proud enough to criticize though things 🤔🤨
@allianceofunited: You did a lot. Why? What is the matter with You? 😠
Are you mad? 🙄
@@nedmilburn
Yes and Canada is nazi supporters.
Loser
“Criticism of Israel or of the policies of the Israeli government is not automatically antisemitic. For example, anyone is free to reject or criticise the Israeli government's policy regarding the Palestinian territories. This happens in Israel, too.” - Anne Frank House
Before the state was created there was a Zionist community set on returning to Palestine despite the fact that 90% of the people occupying the land were Not Jewish... there was also a strong but almost forgotten history of working class socialist Jews ( my grandparents and great grandparents were part of this). Many were part of the General Jewish Bund ( a socialist labor organization) in Eastern Europe. In my family, it was a subject that broke apart friends, neighbors, and siblings who stopped speaking o each other - and to this day 75 years later are still estranged.
So, Is my side of the family antisemitic? No, they just weren't willing to go occupy ( and Fight) for this land at the cost of displacing and killing people to do it. Was (is) there an easy solution to the fact that the Jewish people had not had a homeland for 2000 yrs? For a people that had been persecuted and displaced time and time again for millenia?
No.
But the displacement and taking of homeland from over 700,000 people that had their lives and history there as well is inexcusable; the internment of a people for decades is also inexcusable; the treatment of these people as 2nd class citizens ( or less) is inexcusable. All of these things have happened to the Jewish People since ancient times, and now the state of Israel Justifies this same sort of behavior????
Never Forget... but along with never forgetting our plight and how we have been mistreated, should come the ability to recognize SO MUCH more clearly the mistreatment of Others.
NO ONE should dismiss the horrific acts of violence committed by Hamas. It was not in any way justified.... but given the context of the last 75 year, it was inevitable
So when are you going to criticize what Hamas did to Israel that started this whole mess. Arab aren't so innocent in this current matter, Hamas went into Israel and murdered innocent people. Keep that in mind next time 👌
@@joscofe keep in mind that up to 150 a.d. that area was called Judea then comes Marcus Aurelius and the Roman empire.that destroyed Judea and spread the Jewish people to the 4 winds and renamed the country Syria palistinea.
Nice sentiment, but your coming from an American POV, we have freedom of speech! That is very uncommon, even in democracy heavy Europe, try saying what you believe or what is unpopular in the Middle East (including Israel or Palestine) and you can be punished. Don’t try that in Germany, they got laws on the books that stop this argument.
Here in America we’re free to hate who we want and believe all kinds of stupid crap, so reasonable people can have this debate with morons. I’ll leave you to decide which is which.
@@edwinarnold4865Israel was already incarcerating and killing palestinian children and occupying palestinian land for decades. Did anybody expect this not to motivate guerrilla groups?
Whoever reads this, answer this question for yourself.
What do you value more: truth, or fitting in? Do you have the intellectual courage to consider an idea that you're told you shouldn't? Is it wrong to consider something? To think for yourself?
Problem belies in the fact that thinking for yourself could prove to be the same as fitting in, as humans in most social environments only have the basis of thinking for themselves “within the environment.” Following someone for the sake of betterment of self in one’s own description isn’t bad- but I agree. Best to be introspective before you use your own ethics and moral judgement to place a value on your truths.
It is not antisemitic to criticise Israel (its people do that all the time!), but it _is_ antisemitic to deny Israel's right to exist.
@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers No it isn't. Israel shouldn't exist at the cost of Palestinians lives. It was never their country. How would you feel if a bunch of strangers moved in, started taxing your income, stealing your home and killing your people.
@@livingstonseagull2465 I'm not interested in hyperbole. Israelis have an ancestral right to that land. You don't have to agree, but that is my opinion on the subject.
@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers There is no such thing as "ancestral land"What delusional, ignorant propaganda are you spewing this time? What are we supposed to believe you like if it was some Marvel movie or some RPG game? If it's written in an ancient book then it must be true? Pretty sure it says that in your ancient book people have super powers. Are your people crazy?
Imagine being such a victim you have to make it illegal to question the crimes committed against you.
I feel you man. Playing the victim card over and over is not a good look
@@zeeshawnstudios2086 they are the victim but go ahead…
@@ElSauxy02 Of course Jews are the victim when it comes to actual anti Semitism unfortunately. but most regular Jews are not victims. Victim mentality is not good most regular people probably Arnt victims in the world.
The ARE of their father the devil as Christ said.
It's not illegal to demonize israel. Many around the world do it. Stop acting like you're being suppressed. People have a right to call out irrational hatred of Israel. You don't get to spew lies and then expect people who don't like it to keep their mouths shut.
They consider everybody anti-semitic and even count on it as a lever. You have to prove you arent anti-semitic on a daily basis. Just ask congress.
It does not matter what your answer is. Because someone else decides for you if you are antisemitic or not.
Like being racist? Or hot?
Nah, it's easy to shred bad faith arguments. If you can't, you may want to analyze your own criticism.
When you physically assault Jews and their places of worship, you have crossed the line to hate of a people😢
Now do Palestinian places of worship.
I'm guessing you don't keep up on current affairs.
Here’s the nuance that’s always missing. Criticizing The actions of the state of Israel is no different than criticizing the actions of another governing body. But criticizing the existence of the state itself is at its very core anti-Semitic.
I read somewhere that the tribes will be ingathered by this guy called the Messiah. Not by some British guy named Belflour. From your comment God is anti-semetic, he sent the Jews into exile and he made it so Jews didn't have a homeland, he has kept Jews in exile for a reason. When the Messiah returns and the ingathering begins, then prophecy will be fulfilled. Then the formation of Zion will happen the the entire world will recognize the one true God.
What is disgusting is not being allowed to criticize any group
If Israel was created in 1948, what was the name of the country that existed on the WHOLE land before that date?
There wasn't a country. There was the British Mandate of Palestine and prior to that it was a province of the Ottoman Empire.
Before Israel it was British territory and before that it was the Ottoman Empire
@@M48PattonBrawlStarswhat was the region called that's like say Egypt didn't exist because it was controlled by the Brits of the Ottomans y'all can't be this dumb
What were the boundaries of Israel in 1946?
Critique of Israeli policy is not anti Semitic. but saying Jews can’t be in Judea or against Jewish self rule or for their destruction is anti Semitic.
Exactly
@Mujtaba Gillani never called them judeans plus a Jude is practically not a jew
@Adicto a la ironia it wasn’t Jewish self rule itself that did that. The founding of the state had several issues including getting attacked on all fronts. That can displace people .. admittedly Israel wrongly expelled a large minority of the Arabs after the war bc ‘ they didn’t trust them’. Other Arabs stayed and were given rights , except the ones in the West Bank. Welcome to the Middle East , it’s rich in culture but fucked up in politics. We should be hard on the issues but easy on the people , banning Israeli speakers at universities and quoting Ben laden is just an embarrassing disgrace to the west ideas of democracy and inclusion
To say the Jewish people don't have sole custody or control of Judea is not anti Semitic surely? To deny them entry yes would be, but too request secular rule or the rights of those who lived there before surely can't be antisemitism?
@@jimmytalking well. You are right. What else is there to say. I steal yohr house I am obstacle to peace. I live next to you and you hate it then you would be. Palestinians need more consideration from Israel. True to that.
What was the location of Israel in 1946?
Hi, Malaysian here. I don't have anything against Israelis or Jews in general, (yes there are Israelis who are against Israel, there are Jews who become muallaf, some supports Palestine), we just criticize Israel's human rights violations and Zionists because of what they did to Palestinians and Mizrahi Jews.
1. Most of Israeli Jews are Mizrahi Jews.
2. Instead of criticizing Israel, have you criticized the Arab nations that expelled all of its Jewish population once Israel established itself as a country?
@@caovuonglam Were not talking about arab countries right now that a totally different thing stop trying to derail the conversation. Also, both arab countries and israel can be bad, this is not a hot take and is a very reasonable point of view.
@@caovuonglam What even is your point?
Israel has become a fascist entity dealing in apartheid, oppression and thuggery.
@@caovuonglam Ok heres criticism of all those muslim regimes who forced jews to leave in the last 70years using whatever means they did. Those regimes whether in Arab countries or Iran are condemnable. There should be no place for them on this earth. Iran is already sanctioned
The Israeli government is responsible for human rights violations which happen in areas they control.
Meanwhile the Israeli establishment barely murmured when wannabe tough guys paraded in the streets of the USA openly chanting anti jewish slogans!
There is nothing anti Semitic about criticizing Israel. While it can be done because of anti Semitic reasons it alone will never be anti Semitic. Anti semetism isn't critiquing jews, it is critiquing jews because they are Jewish.
It is antisemitic if it's done with bias methods.
For me it depends. If you critise their actions as a state it's okay, problems begin when people believe that Israel is the center of some 'Jewish cabbal' or whatever conspiracy fad.
wake up....its the biggest center
Okay fine you're ALL-IN the cabal, problem solved. 👉YOU ARE THE PROBLEM (S)
Indeed. The first two replies to your post proves it.
Yeah whatever, your narrative will fail very soon
It'd be more believable that it wasn't if jewish people around the world actually denounced the terrorism conducted by Israel on Palestine. I know Palestine commits acts of terrorism against Israel too, but it's mostly retaliatory. I mean seriously you can't forcefully occupy another country's city and use their citizens as target practice and not expect there to be any retaliation.
The problem lays whenever someone tries to speak about what's happening over there, they're instantly labelled antisemtic.
And I find it extremely odd that neither America nor it's allies do anything to stop Israel. That's like there favourite excuse when they overthrow other governments, the war on terror. What happened to jewish people during the holocaust and other previous persecutions doesn't warrant Israel a get out of jail free card. So there's clearly something else going on why America won't touch them.
Where do people get this ludicrous idea that Jews have too much influence? I have been looking around at media, political think tanks, and financial institutions and can hardly find any Jewish involvement at all.
People have been critical of jews since the beginning of time. That includes myself
You say at the end that it’s important the people be aware that anti-Semites are drawn to anti-Israel debates. I agree. It’s also very important to understand there are a great deal of incorrect accusations of anti-Semitism.
I think the video basically agrees with you at 8:31
@@boazmunro478No, because it’s never anti semtitic. It’s not in between.
Israel is the name of a terrorist state.
Judaism is the name of a peaceful faith.
The relationship is psychologically created and exploited.
Even semitism doesn’t have a specification towards Judaism - but towards people from that part of the Middle East. A higher proportion of Palestinians are Semitic when compared to Israelis.
So there’s 2 layers of delusion to this psychological operation intended to dissuade questioning.
@@theawesome1rjc The word antisemitism refers specifically to jews. likewise, the term "homophobic" refers to homosexuals and not homo sapiens or homogenized milk.
Furthermore, the word "Judaism" was totally unknown to the original Judeans, who knew knew themselves as "the Children of Israel."
If you read Jewish holy texts like the Torah, you'll see that its overriding concern is with the connection between the children of Israel and the land of Israel. Almost the entire plot can be summed up in one sentence: "God promised the land of Israel to Abraham, had Moses lead the people there, and helped them take it over, build the temple, and rule over it until it was invaded."
There's no Judaism without the land of Israel.
What was your citizenship if you were born in Tel-Aviv in 1946?
It was Palestinian because the inhabitants lived in the British Mandate of Palestine. However "Palestine" isn't the original name of the region. It's an obsolete term that derived from when the Romans crushed the Jewish rebellion and they renamed the region from Judea to "Syria Palestina" , a term that referenced the Philistines, the traditional enemies of the Israelites.
During the Mandate, it was only Jews who referred to themselves as "Palestinian". The Arabs living in the Mandate completely rejected the term. They saw themselves as Arabs first and foremost. Many of them identified with Syria.
@@ajvorob9117 what's the difference between a Jew and an Arab?
Same difference between apples and oranges.
And yet again, forging history in your favour. You can't go on forever doing that you know.
@@maxeunis6409 Jews and Arabs are very distinct from each other you dishonest shill.
@@maxeunis6409 it's literally historical fact that Jews are completely different culturally and ethnically from Arabs. For one, they don't do barbaric honor killings
@@ajvorob9117no they just steal people land and commit ethic cleansing, and racial attack of Ethiopian jews
The first core issue I have with this video is the assumption that "Genocide" mandates evidence of a decline in population due to violence.
This couldn't be further from the truth. The perpetual growth of palestinian population is simply due to their tradition of glorifying multiple births, one of the core reasons being - seeing it as a form of resistnce.
Please read the terms of what constitutes genocide under the Genocide Convention listed by the U.N:
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
Killing members of the group;
Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
The second core issue is that narrative continues as if the audience agrees that there are indeed worser nations then Israel (china/russia/etc)
So you open with a box of facts with a momentum implying that you'd dive in deeper, but then leave the box and feature narratives that apparently holds a global consensus ...Like how the U.N is this bad organization that is signaling out Israel instead of there being a reason why it actually does that (assuming that is the case)
The video changed from being an analysis to a subtle emotional pitch.
I understand your point about genocide here but I also disagree a little. I agree that in this video they shouldn’t have brought up the population growth argument, because genocide does not only mean killing of a group.
At the same time, I think that supporters of Palestine should stop using the word ”genocide” alone and start talking about ”cultural genocide”. When people hear about genocide the obvious assumption is that we’re talking about a systematic murder of an ethnic group, whereas cultural genocide means specifically the systematic suppression of a group’s culture and ideas and oppressing them. I think that’s a much more accurate term to use and it would lessen confusion to use that in the Palestinian context. It would also be harder to debunk.
Mohammed Does the repeated attacks on Israel by Hamas, the Arab League, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iran constitute genocide, or attempted genocide?
@Yehuda Levi Specific ? Can you not comprehend. I outlined very specific attacks, over a range of time, on Jews and Israel by mostly Arab Nations and the so called Palestinian peoples.
@Yehuda Levi
What @@rodwarren2742 is sharing is a CLASSIC example of a double-barreled question. In the legal arena, it is referred to as a compound question. I encourage you to look it up.
The genocide line in the video felt cheap, not to suggest there aren't people still accusing Jews of blood libel or similar (as clearly shown in the video as well) but cultural genocide is absolutley a thing and it doesn't require killing people. It seemed disingenuous of him to not take that into account.
Is talking about incident about USS Liberty consider a antisemitism?
Criticizing Israel is not antisemitic. Blaming Israel for the hundreds of years of antisemitism is anrisemetic.
Great video! I just have an important point to make.
I would have also mentioned in the video that labelling Israel as an "apartheid state" and claiming that they are "ethnically cleansing" the Palestinians is antisemitic.
If Israel was an apartheid state, there wouldn't be any Arabs in government or working in hospitals alongside Jews. Also, apartheid is an experience that is unique to black people in South Africa and I personally find that labelling Israel an apartheid takes away from the experience and suffering of black people in South Africa. I'm not saying that there's no discrimination in Israel whatsoever, but labelling it apartheid (aka one of the most extreme forms of discrimination) is unreasonable, untrue, and antisemitic.
Israel is not ethnically cleansing the Palestinians. It seems that oftentimes ethnic cleansing is used interchangeably with genocide (which, as you pointed out, is completely false). Like in Sheikh Jarrah, everyone was quick to pounce on Israel and claim it was "ethnically cleansing" the area even though it's just a property dispute.
TL,DR The I/P situation is complicated and using extreme labels like genocide, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing take all of the nuance out of the situation, and frankly they're just not true.
I really enjoyed the video and I love this series. Keep it up!
Those are good arguments that those claims are wrong but not necessarily antisemitic. The end the video said that arguments can be wrong and offensive without necessarily being antisemitic.
Criticising, is anti semitic if we look at Israel is cradle of religion In the world.
@@clevomon However, they are based on anti-Israel hatred propaganda that leads the ignorant to hate Jews.
Apartheid belongs to the history of South Africa, not of Israel. Accusing the Jews of crimes that they have not committed, is standard antisemitism.
Israel &Arabs are the same 1 father Abraham so it seems hatred is just Cain & Abel
If you dislike ANYTHING TODAY , you are not PC !!! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!
Who was the prime minister of Israel in 1946?
Why jews don't criticise Israel's crime and brutality and occupation? Why you don’t raise your voice?
Criticizing the existence itself of Israel is indeed antisemitic.
Israel is a first world country. You cannot hold it to the same standard as" third world country ". Isreal is the only country in the Middle east that has 400 diffrent nuclear arsenals at its disposal. If you are a first world country you should take on first world cristism and scrutininy . And if your geo-political ambitions are predicated on the idea that " you are God's chosen one" then of course your religion will be open to scrutiny and criticism ... Food for thought.
No Jew will call themselves the chosen people. Stop feeding off other peoples definitions of us
@@roejogan9322
Do you live under a rock? Many Jews, mainly Israelis, constantly pride themselves for being “chosen” or whatever bs they like to tell themselves. There’s a ton of videos on RUclips where people interview Israelis on the streets and many of them hold on to these views.
@@cL-bf2ug find actual proof most of us think that way because youre talking to a real jew right now and im far from thinking that hogwash
@@cL-bf2ug and no i live in israel with actual other jews lmao i think youre the one under the rock if youre basing what you think about my race from a video on youtube
@@roejogan9322
Jews aren’t a race. Proving once again you live under a rock. And look at your country’s right wing religious population. I’m referring to actual religious jews not the bs atheist jews.
Thank you for this video
What was the capital of Israel in 1946?
They should be criticize for what they're doing to the Palistinian people. It's a crime.
No honor amongst thieves, eh
The so called Palestine abuses their own people. They very ungrateful why do think The Saudis cut them off ?
@@trueteller8658
Who started the trouble. ? The Palestinean Hamas.on the 7th of Oct using civilians as their shield. .
God bless Israel, they are the ones being attacked, may God protect them.
Great work once again
Apartheid has nothing to do with religion. Being against apartheid does not mean I hate your religion; it means I want you to live up to it.
Great video, thanks!
Best video on the subject! EVER
My compliments, very well balanced video explaining an extremely important issue. Bravo
You would thinks so but the idea of Criticizing Israel is anti-semantic is widely pushed and used to flag down everyone that speaks against Israel.
@@PwazX Israel (like any other country) is not perfect, the problem is that often Israel is being criticized for actions that many other countries are executing (some times the same countries that are criticizing) but only Israel is being blamed for. This is pure discrimination and that’s why we can consider it as antisemitic. Without judging whether these actions are justified or not, if many countries are executing these actions and ONLY one is being blamed for, this is discrimination.
No No No & infinity of NO NO'S you all will not separate you're all the same
@@trueteller8658 I rest my case 😀
@@PwazX Not every criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic, but some are.
No you can take a jab at anyone or any country. Crazy how they only ask this question for Israel?
Criticizing a country is not same as criticizing people
Is criticizing the US government anti-American? Nope!
Is criticising comrade Puтin anti-Russian? Нет, товарищ.
Semetic is not jew
As a Jew who loves Israel and is eight seconds into this video, the answer is no. You can criticize and hate whatever country you want, that doesn't mean that you hate the people who inhabit it just because of their race.
ARABS ARE THE SAME RACE AS JEWS
@@smegheadGOAT Could be. At the very least, it's similar.
Ashkenazi Jews are however different.
This hasn't aged very well....
HELL NO! It’s a silencing tactic.
That this is even a question is troubling. Imagine us having to have this conversation about Saudi Arabia.
People do have 'this conversation' about KSA.
@@ewancummins1931 I've never heard anyone get called a racist for criticizing Saudi Arabia's war crimes. I've seen it many times with Israel. Even just 5 years ago you couldn't make the kind of criticisms people are making now without causing outrage.
@@peoples2296 Ah, I may have misunderstood you. What I meant is that there are people who are vocally opposed to KSA and that nobody suggests they are 'Islamophobes' or 'anti-Arab racists.' So we agree!
Why IS it a question? Why IS there a perception that it is unacceptable to criticize anything related to Jews?
@@destinedtobedifferent9921 Because it gets shoved down people's throats that it's off limits. Sad but true...
Just what I neede. A video that makes me feel like everything is ok✌️
Keep up the good work, Unpacked 👍!
Often criticisms against Israel are disguised, anti-semites. It's hard to sometimes sort out the anti-Semitism from the criticism. For example, Israel has the right to exist and fight back. Some people would say "they are fighting unfairly" which to me is anti-semetic you wouldn't say that about any other country.
Hey, I think you might be interested in the new video I uploaded regarding antisemitism. ruclips.net/video/ofR7DbOMCco/видео.html Give it a quick view, thoughts?
It is actually the Palestinians that fight back against this brutal war machine called Israeli army. I don't have anything against Jews I have against Israel's policies though just like USA's.That doesn't make me anti-white I don't hate the white race that is predominant in the USA(I am white too) but I am strongly against the way they rule the world
@@user-zh1ct8xe9l I have no problem with what you wrote, but I do want to correct you on something that you may have not been aware of - 50% or so of Jews living in Israel come from Arab countries, there are many Ethiopian Jews as well. I feel the need to correct you because ignoring the fact that half the Jews in Israel are not even white is misguided as well as unfair as it deletes the very real identity of Arab Jews ("Mizrahi"), who face their own unique struggles (one of their struggles IS the fact that the world simply ignores their existence even though they are not even a minority percentage wise).
Im sure the Taliban have and do say that America fights unfairly you MELT. The anti Jewish card is played more than the race victim card and will continue because of the elite kosher minority.
Palestine has the right to exist, and fight back.
Saying I am against Zionism ( equality between all three religions, Isreal where 2 million Muslims have the same rights as 6 million Jews) maybe racism. Saying I have nothing against Jews but Isreal should not exist is like saying I want Egypt de s troy ed but I have nothing against Egyptians.
Is this anti-Nationalism?
To summarize the key speaking point of the video: Criticizing Israel is antisemitic when it is motivated by anti-Jewish hatred. anti-Nationalism is not necessarily anti-Jewish.
@@MP-lv5vk But anti-Nationalism and being anti-Jewish are not mutually exclusive. e.g. Stalin's doctors plot.
@@cecil123 I did not say that they are or are not mutually exclusive. I said, 'anti-Nationalism is not necessarily anti-Jewish.' As with other comments, if you're anti-Nationalism is targeted and motivated by antisemitism then it is anti-Jewish.
Nation-State Law....
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Hi I'd like to know what your opinion on the neturei karta?
I think the question is a bit misleading … it is rather about the ‘how’ than ‘if’ Israel can be criticised.
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What was the population of Israel ( if any ) in 1946?
Uh oh be careful. Even daring to ask a question or point out facts is neo nazi anti semitism LOL
Israel founded in 1948...
@@tamirrevach6552 that’s his point
@@omegamanGXE This is dumb question, what was the population of the USA in 1774? So pointless
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We should never be afraid to speak up against oppressors. And how can someone who criticises Israel and supports the Palestinians be 'antisemitic' when Palestinians are Semites too?
What exactly has Isreal done for America?
Spy on them, take billions of their dollars, infiltrate their government and send their children to fight in wars to die for Israel.
This entire video is *chef's kiss*
Thank You Project MAD, I found you on the playlist. This explanation has helped me understand a bit more of Jewish and Israeli identity.
This question seems to me disingenuous. Criticizing Israel as a nation, or the U.K., Libya, or Bangla Desh for that matter, is hardly anti-semitic. Criticizing Israel because it is Jewish could hardly be anything else. I don’t require lecturing by a YT video to tell me that.
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A keen analysis of an extremely complex and highly charged topic. Congratulations for having successfully accomplished the seemingly impossible
Lol you earned their like with that sycophantic comment
Israel become beautiful country, work for your country and make your country good to no envy no antisemitism be smart like Israeli people
Not all Israelis are crazy like those settlers from Eastern Europe that kill and steal and get away with it. They make the entire country of Israel look bad. Good Israeli people should stop them because they are hurting the image of the country of Israel around the world.
opposing actions of the israeli goverment doesnt make you antisemitic
claiming it did 9/11 and wants to conquer europe and the middle east and saying it controls america is certainly anti semitic
It does though
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@@tcaudiobooks737 huh
I think what’s happening to the Palestinians goes against the semitic principles. There shouldn’t be double standards.
I would be curious to see if you think anti-Zionism is antisemitic... you sort of sidestepped the issue with rephrasing it as "criticism of Israel". Would love to see an explainer of different kinds of anti-Zionist ideologies and whether or not they're antisemitic.
No, but many claim it is!
criticism of Israeli policies is not anti-Jewish. There are certainly things Israel can be criticized for. But DISPROPORTIONATE criticism and continued toxic vilification of Israel, such as calling for boycotts SPECIFICALLY of Israel, while there are many countries in the world who objectively deserve substantially harsher criticism than Israel - that is certainly anti-Jewish. There can be "good-faith critics" if they levy their criticism on each country in proportion to how much the country deserves the criticism. Unfairly skewed and disproportionate criticism is not in "good faith".
Also, using terms that entirely exaggerate the situation, such as "apartheid" or "ethnic cleansing" is unfair, unreasonable and also anti-Jewish - while other countries are not being accused by the same terms, while in fact deserving of them.
True! Alot of antizionism falls into this catorgary so, most of it is antisimitec.
If I understand correctly, you definitely support rightful criticism of Israel but take issue when criticisms are not made against other nations.
Yeah, I understand. I recall the recent example of Ben and Jerry's pulling out of the West Bank. I thought it was fair. But, Ben and Jerry's is still sold in China where there is concern about people in Xinjiang and non-state sanctioned faith communities.
@@MP-lv5vk Ben and Jerrys is also sold in Russia.
@@markrcca5329 Ben and Jerry, or whoever is on the board, seemingly are woke for coin. :/
@@MP-lv5vk indeed. The market share in Israel is small - while the news impact is huge. Ben&Jerry's gain a big credit with their liberal and anti-Zionist customers, while they calculated he backlash from conservative and pro-Zionist customers would be much less significant. If they did the same thing in Russia or China, they would lose a huge market, and score fewer points with their customer base - since Israel is the Left's favorite scapegoat, not so much China or Russia. It is all very cold business sense.
Good introduction. But: Pretending to be fair is not the same as fairness
As an American, criticizing the actions of American foreign policy shouldn't be considered Anti-American since average Americans rarely have a say in what our government decides to do abroad. The people who benefit from these actions are rarely ever average Americans.
This was a bit better than the last episode. :D I am pleasently suprised.
Thank you for this video, I myself have had conversations with people about these issues and have found it almost impossible to explain these issues to them. But, seeing this video makes me believe that I am not alone in this matter and that I may have a different source to point towards to help share my point, with the help of your video. Well done by the way 👍
Opposing the policies of the government of Israel and Netanyahu’s extremism is not antisemitic. Speaking up for human rights and a ceasefire to save lives should never be condemned
Criticizing Israel’s role in the massacre of Sabra & Shatila is wrong? Consider it whistle blowing to injustice
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A very balanced and true vidoe. I would give you 80%.
This is why I would take off 20%:
It is true that "Anti-Israel movements attract anti-jewish bigots".
It is equally true that "Israel, and many of your fellow jews, use anti-semitism to silence legitimate critics of Israel's human rights violations committed against Palestinians".
No matter where you stand on Israel/Palestine, nothing ever justifies antisemitism, Islamophobia or any form of hate.
When have they used anti-Semitism to silence Israel's critics, pointing out that many Palestinians and many middle Eastern Muslims are anti-Semitic. They view the Middle East as Dar-Islam and persecute Christians and Jewish for not being Muslim. That's why Palestinians attacked Jewish people living in British Mandatory Palestine in the 1920s even though Jewish people did not bother them and were creating their own settlements on uninhabited land.
This is excellent. Does a great job of calling out the discriminatory treatment of Israel in the international community while acknowledging that Israel can be criticized
Religion shouldn’t be represented by a state, that distorts the image of that religion, politics is always a dirty game and it should not be played in the name of religion
Being against Crimes Against Humanity, isn't Antisemitic it shows you have Humanity for your fellow human being.
Spare us the crocodile tears.
Andalusia and Israel are two territories taken back from Muslims.
Islam thinks it's supreme among the world’s religions and Jews are not equal to Muslims under Islamic law. And yet they now have self determination, autonomy and control in their ancient homeland, a homeland once ruled by Muslims.
Arabs slaughtered half a million Arabs in Syria recently.
At 7:44 You say that People are leveling “so many unreasonable attacks” that Israel. You don’t really back that up. You do say that Israel gets more criticism than other countries from the UN. i’m not sure if that’s anti-Semitic. I think it’s probably not fair, but that might have more to do with other things. It might have to do with the politics of the UN and the power of certain countries with the UN.
As an Nizari Ismaili Muslim we too have experienced atrocities and we have a lot of common with the Jewish people
At one point they were only 400 Ismailis left on the planet we engaged in Takiyaa and have managed to survive with Taqiya. Most Ismailis also are very wealthy hence the jealously
I don't understand the criticism the Jews face that they run the media. So what if they do it's strategic and such influence is paramount to all groups of people.
It makes no sense to hate on successful people we should emulate them and perhaps the jews can share knowledge
I'm sorry for what your group has gone through.
Thanks. We have a significant difference of opinion with Sunnis. Even Marco Polo defamed us by calling us assassins.
Plus what they don't get is Islam is a faith-based on individuality it is supposed to represent freedom of what you believe and having different opinions is part of your faith. I also find it repulsive that the Jews who are our older brothers were treated in such an evil manner.
During the Fatimid Empire, we Ismailis lived in harmony with the Christians and jews. Coexistence did work and it can again in modern Israel
@@AalliiiqI completely agree. And thank you for teaching me about your group, I had honestly never heard of you beforehand! Super interesting to know and important to keep in mind. If you don't mind me asking, how is your relationship with Shia Muslims? Do you consider yourselves part of them? Have a good day/night! :-)
Omg i was totally dwelling on this fact as well!!!! Its like many groups and other ethnicities have a tendency to be drawn to specific trades and jews make the best damn movies i wouldn't have it any other way. But with that said im Hispanic and in America the majority of us either become painters or work in construction so if people will be so ignorant to accuse jews of conspiracy they might as well say the same about us that Hispanics have a secret cabaal in construction lol . Excellent point though
@@aapp953 ❤️ you’re good by me, friend. PS working with Hispanic people was one of the best times of my life. I worked in a kitchen with a group of guys that barely spoke English, and after a few weeks they became my favorite people on earth. We were like a lil’ family. We legit used to party as we were closing up every night 😂. One of them even spoke an impressive amount of Hebrew!! (It was a Jewish restaurant in Cali)
There are ignorant people on all sides. We need more understanding of our fellow people.
I think the comments on this video tell you all you need to know about how prevalent antisemitism still is.
"ANTI ZIONIST NOT ANTI SEMITIC" they claim while utilizing classic anti Semitic tropes or just flat out revisionist lies
Did you forget AIPAC?
Every country gets criticized for their dresses or food or way of living… but attacking them is whole another level!!
Yes because if you start criticising jews for one reason you'll start contacting the dots in other areas and that can lead you to become a real antisemitic thats what happened to me and a lot of my friends you can't unsee what you saw
Who sponsored this propaganda piece?
every group/country/race/religion/ideology and belief should be criticized.
The answer is: not necessarily, but oftentimes it is (sadly).
Very true
To find out who rules over you, look to see who you cannot criticize.
Just telling the truth is....
It’s not anti semetic and even if it was I still wouldn’t care less
Fed lmaoo,
@Adolph Eichmann you glow even harder then him tf?
I always thought I was a Neo Nazi because I was always opposed to policy of Israel
Thank you for the information : )
so now you know that you're also a Antisemitic
That's okay, you have the right for free thought and free speech, as long as you are criticizing the country and not blaming it on the local Jewish community I don't see anything wrong with opposing the Israeli policy.
@@G.F134 Am I? I mean I don't hate Jewish people I just don't like the way they oppress Palestinian that's it. And if that makes me an anti-Semite then I guess I am🙄
That's fine at least you are not a Neo Nazi
@@Jacob19988 How Do we Oppress them let me hear you and stop listening to the Palestinian propaganda
I don't see how they get to hide behind the Holocaust when a lot of American soldiers of different colors fought to free them in a lot of them died so why don't we have the right to criticize them we lost family members who gave their lives to help them be free so yeah we've earned the right to criticize.
It is not antisemitic to criticise Israel (its people do that all the time!), but it _is_ antisemitic to deny Israel's right to exist.
No. There are, and always have been, Jews who oppose the existence of any Jewish state before the Messiah comes.
Israel's existence does NOT ensure Jewish safety, as it broadens the base of anti-Semitism to add those whose have suffered the loss of their lives and indigenous land, ostensibly on behalf of Jews.
Israel's very existence is anti-Semitic.
That was one of the more nuanced takes on this topic. Well done.
The blood libel "accusation" seem true though. The son of the chief Rabbi of Rome did extensive research into it & produced two books on the matter... For which he got jailed & put in prison untill he renounced his books & findings...
@@americanfacts6212 The King's Torah calls for killing gentile children.
Of course not.
i am agreed criticizing Israel is fine it's called democracy, But to deny the right of the only Jewish state to exist is anti-Semitism
@Huso Ucar Israel has no problem with the establishment of a Palestinian state, it recognizes their right to establish a stateThe Palestinians are the ones who refused to establish a state in this territory because they want everything they could have a state in 1948 in 1967 and all the times the Israeli government offered them, but instead of establishing a state they attacked Israel
Good breakdown. Thimbs up
No, but always make sure that the person saying it isn’t an antisemite