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[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 80 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (39 children)

If it was any other West Asian country doing this, the entire West would be denouncing them and taking action. But because its Israel doing it, this is fine.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Because there are consequences of you go against the grain. It's all about money...always. Palestinians have little to no money and influence.

[–] thoro@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

It's sad that this type of comment can be and is often spun as "antisemitism"

[–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Agreed. It's also frustrating that the labeling of anything anti-Zionist as anti-Semitism just gives actual anti-Semites the opportunity to claim their actual anti-Semitism is anything but.

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