Forum Rules

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Not that I expect that people are likely to be posting about this here anyway, but in light of certain current events, I feel it may merit stating that criticism of the actions of the Israeli government does not necessarily constitute antisemitism. However, nor should those actions be taken as an excuse for antisemitism.

"Antisemitism is a serious problem and has no place here", "Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7 was an act of terrorism", and "Israel has been oppressing the Palestinian people for years and is currently engaged in what amounts to a horrific act of ethnic cleansing" are three separate statements that can all be true.

The state of Israel is currently committing terrible atrocities (and unfortunately other powerful countries including the United States are blithely abetting it), but that still does not justify antisemitism. Indeed, some Jews have been among the most fervent and eloquent critics of Israel's actions.