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Re: Babies who threaten to topple Israel?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:09:20 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Harro de Jong wrote:
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drscottarthur@yahoo.co.uk (Scott A) wrote in HrHJ6M.1F4I@lugnet.com:
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What do you mean by “current worldwide antisemitism”; can you show
than anti-Semitism is anymore prevalent that other forms of racism?
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No, but I don’t need to. I didn’t say anything about other forms of racism,
I merely observe that antisemitism is alive and kicking.
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So why make an issue of the “current worldwide antisemitism” when there are
bigger fish to fry?
Can I assume we a agree that:
- Other forms of racism are more prevalent than anti-Semitism?
- The notion of a “Jewish state” is undemocratic?
- WW2 does not justify Israel’s current actions?
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What happened in WW2 does not justify the actions of nationalist
(not Jews) in Israel today; just like SH invading Q8 does not justify
a war 10+ years later!
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But that’s not what you were referring to. The question is whether Jewish
concerns about Israel remaining a Jewish state are valid. I think they are.
That the methods used by Israel to achieve this are questionable, does not
invalidate that.
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There was another interesting piece about Israel’s demographic problem in the
Guardian yesterday:
Israel’s
demographic timebomb: Jews risk becoming a minority in their own land. They
should face up to this unpalatable truth
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Israeli nationalists (not Jews) break international law, oppresses a
people, murder civilians and then acts like a petulant child when
criticised. WW2 justifies none of that.
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All of this seems to be par for the course for the region. If you’re going
to criticise the Israelis, why not apply the same standards to the entire
Middle East?
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Because Israel is at the root of so many of those problems? Because Israel gets
so much support from the “West”. Because Israel wants to join the EU? Because
Israel is a belligerent nation led by a war criminal?
Scott A
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Message is in Reply To:
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| dr_scott_arthur@yahoo.co.uk (Scott A) wrote in <HrHJ6M.1F4I@lugnet.com>: (...) No, but I don't need to. I didn't say anything about other forms of racism, I merely observe that antisemitism is alive and kicking. (...) But that's not what you were (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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