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  • Global surge in antisemitic incidents following the conflict between Hamas and Israel, affecting Jewish communities in various countries.
  • Antisemitic acts range from verbal abuse to physical assaults, often justified by anger over the Gaza conflict.
  • In areas like the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, and South Africa, antisemitic incidents have increased several hundred percent compared to the same period last year.
  • Official responses vary, with Western authorities generally quick to support Jewish communities, while some countries like China have not taken steps to curtail antisemitic content online.

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[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That person defined anti-semitism such that significant fraction of Jew are anti-semites by that definition.

Fascists commonly claim the entire nation equals "their brand of fascism" in order to imply that any who do not support their brand of fascism are traitors. Zionists went a step further and claim an entire religion equals "their brand of fascism" in order to imply that any who do not support their brand of fascism are racist against the whole religion.

Theirs is the playbook of Fascism, with a few situation-specific adjustment.

[-] ExIsraeliAnarchist@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

That person defined anti-semitism such that significant fraction of Jew are anti-semites by that definition.

and, as a Jewish anti-zionist, I disagreed with them.

But that still doesn't change the fact that actual antisemites hide behind the excuse of anti-zionism to continue to spread antisemitism. the thread we're commenting on is a live example of this, and minimising this fact helps the antisemites.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

True.

The conflating of Zionism with all of Israel and with the Jewish Religion as a whole has been very useful for the Israeli far right and the cost has been paid by Jews all over the World who have nothing to do with those fascists.

Similary, the accompanying strategy of throwing the accusation of anti-semitism left, right and center at any criticism of Israel or Zionism has had a "the boy who cried wolf" effect: people don't really believe it anymore, so when real alerts for real anti-semitism are made, people just take them as the usual false slander for political purposes.

This was entirelly to be expected.

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