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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
I was a baby, but I'm sure wonk can confirm- I think the Kennedy/Vatican thing was a new piece of hate- namely a Catholic will listen to what the Pope wants above what the country needs. I'm not aware there was a history of such hate.
On the other hand it seems with the new stuff, she isn't being hit for saying we shouldn't be loyal to Israel. She is being hit for the thought that Jews have always been accused of such misplaced loyalty, and that is what she is playing into. It seems clear to me that she was talking about people in politics not being beholden to allegiance to Israel, not that we can't trust Jews for that reason.
That said she should get the fuck up to speed and clean up her shit. (And this sock right here think she is an anti-semite so know- I got my eyes on her)
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I think she does need to raise her sensitivity and awareness on these issues, and avoid falling into the tropes and stereotypes, just as she would resent those who apply tropes and stereotypes about Muslims to her.
At the same time, I'm more concerned than ever about the path Israel is going down these days, and that there is a deep affinity between the racists of the Israeli right and the racists of the Christian right in the US that should get more attention, and that the increasingly partisan shape of organizations like AIPAC needs to be seen as a problem. And it is almost impossible to discuss those issues in the US without being charged with antisemitism; it is easier to talk with my Israeli friends about the racism of Netanyahu and his supporters than it is just about anyone in the US.
