Robert Maxwell died in 1991 and was given an elaborate Israeli state funeral. Pisar, allegedly the last person to see Maxwell alive, became Jeffrey Epsteinâs lawyer.
When I learned Biden had selected Blinken for Sec of State, I was horrified. Even if Blinken were an honorable man â which he is not â it is too easy to compromise someone raised by the best friend of one of Israelâs most notorious spies and mafiosos.
Iâve been discussing this for three years, dreading the time when Blinken would defend the indefensible in Israel, for that seemed the most logical reason he was installed in the Biden admin.
For me, I have a problem with the Israeli government and the IDF, not Jews. The very same as I have an issue with the IRA and not the Irish or the UDF and not Ulster Scots.
I donât deny that there may be antisemitism but Iâve not seen any examples of it at all. Oliver Sears has had a number of articles in the Irish times alleging antisemitism in Ireland but hasnât given any examples. Actually he gave one example but it was complete nonsense.
We really are at the point where people have determined to deny any element of the anti Israel / Pro Palestine movement. As I said, as bad as Israel claiming all criticism is anti semitic.
I think itâs fairly telling that someone like you would deny the lived experience of Jews in Ireland. You wouldnât say it for any other minority in Ireland, but will happily say it about Jews. Why?
Anyway, you still havenât answered my question. Would you say that Palestinians would feel accepted at Trinity if Israeli flags were waved from the windows and Trinify capitulated?
Heâs written about four op-eds since last October and at least one other letter to the editor and heâs said thereâs been a huge increase in antisemitism in Ireland since then. I am extremely dubious about his contention because he repeats debunked pro-israeli talking points/propaganda, doesnât appear to understand much of what he comments on (genocide) and the single example of antisemitism he did give was quite evidently no such thing.
Iâve never denied the lived experience of Jews, thatâs a nonsense statement.
Thereâs a fair bit of exceptionalism and Israeli propaganda going on from yer man the rabbi and the other lad there. Actually just got the end of it where he talks about Palestinian refugees, laughable really.
Whatâs the point of your hypothetical question about flags? It doesnât make any sense.
You would not do this to any other minority and you know this well.
You are absolutely denying that experience- ânot one exampleâ. Again, you know well that you wouldnât say such a thing to any other minority.
You are the type to get into semantics over âfrom the river to the seaâ
It is pretty obvious why Jews feel threatened by this chant, but yet we still have people in the West making excuses for it.
Denying anti semitism and the lived experience of Jews in Ireland and in the West seems to be the new thing. Iâm sure itâs not malicious, just the usual refusal to accept that X or Y isnât black or white.
Itâs a thorny area because Israel has been very successful in conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. The lads there referred to the IHRA definition of antisemitism which is highly problematic and does just that.
Whatâs a better word than thorny, complicated? I donât even think itâs that difficult. Antisemitism like any racism or prejudice is unacceptable. Conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism is also unacceptable. The examples appended to the IHRA definition of antisemitism are unacceptable.
So you say. Iâve not denied that. Iâve just not seen any examples of it. The only examples I have seen offered are false and the people offering them also repeat Israeli propaganda.
There is an anti-Semitism industrial complex. The irony is that this anti-Semitism industrial complex ignores real anti-Semitism because it doesnât actually care about real anti-Semitism, only about criticism of Israel.
The anti-Semitism industrial complex is happy to ally with real anti-Semites like Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Viktor Orban and the various European far right parties which have their roots in Nazism, because they now support Israel.
The anti-Semitism industrial complex is the enemy of Jews.
