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I think at this point the claim that "antizionism is not antisemitic" can now be safely buried and have a slab of fresh-poured reinforced concrete put on top of it.

Because there is literally nothing more Jew-hating than the claim that the foundational prayers and texts of Judaism are politically unacceptable to "antizionists".

Point 1: The Antizionist movement is full of unexamined antisemitic tropes, canards, and other pieces of anti-Jewish hatreds; blood libel, well poisoning, world domination conspiracies, and various other pieces of classic antisemitism are all alive and well in the movement.

Point 2: While there are many, many, many legitimate criticisms to make of the Israeli government, most people within the Antizionist movement don't bother to educate themselves on internal Israeli politics and problems, but instead reach straight for a maximalist stance of "Israel needs to be destroyed", often indulging in those above antisemitic beliefs as they do so.

Point 3: Most significantly, there is no accountability and no internal policing within the larger movement. There is no large scale pushback in the Antizionist movement for making it safe for Jews in general, only isolated voices (often indulging in antisemitic statements in the process, ironically), and only for those Jews who are willing to debase themselves into tokens for the larger movement. Even then, that acceptance is so conditional that literally the Jewish token pointing out antisemitic tropes being used by their fellows is enough to have their acceptance and safety revoked, which is something I've seen happen online multiple times, and it's honestly something I'm scared about happening at a protest. Being blunt, I'm pretty sure it would turn into a lynching if that were to happen.

Point 4: As a result of all of this--the rampant antisemitism, the group-think, and the desire to delegitimize Israel at any cost--Antizionists will label any Jew who disagrees with them as a "Zionist", so that they don't have to listen to the Jew in question. They are to be ignored and destroyed, just as Israel is, per Point 2.

Point 5: And since there is practically nobody pushing back within the movement, and there is an overreliance on antisemitic beliefs and conspiracy theories, combined with a desire to delegitimize Israel... all of Jewish history, religion, culture, and society is looked upon with suspicion and an urge to redact Judaism to fit the narrative that is desired. And there is no braking mechanism to stop that. Not in the movement as it currently stands. There is nobody willing to stand up and say, "That is going too far. We can't say that. That is bigoted and racist against the Jewish people." Because, to the mindset common in the movement, there is no such thing as the Jewish people.

In essence, there is no way to keep the Antizionist movement as it currently stands to eventually--and likely quickly--looking at a Jewish prayerbook or Torah Scroll from centuries past, and say that it needs to be destroyed, because it uses Hebrew and mentions "the Land of Israel".

mikey_greenblatt

9/10 times that comment section is 😬

there’s always someone willing to prove the point:

Choose your fucking fighter from this interview

if you travel to the US from a foreign country you have to get the sex tracker put in your arm

You have to stay married for a year and a day before you get divorced

If you get caught having sex outside of fuck day you get a fine, apparently, and if you do it enough times then you get jail time.

The answer on why the Supreme Court hasn't stepped in doesn't make sense to me so I'm just gonna transcribe the direct answer: "Well, clearly they have not, because it was just passed," Gluck said. "The Supreme Court very rarely gets involved in legislation. There used to be three branches of government in the United States, until your president came around. But there's three branches of government. So it's hard for them to overturn legislation, but possible. But I think they're gonna have to wait till the politics shifts." (no I don't know what "your president" means, the director is American.)

Again THIS IS A METAPHOR FOR COVID: "I wanted to set up a situation that was three years ago and see how people deal with life now," Gluck said. "My analogy has always been COVID. If you drop in an alien in 2022, there's signs everywhere. Some people don't wanna do this. Some people wanna wear this. Did people fight it? People didn't fight it? In 2022, you don't really know the answer. But people have to move on with their lives, right? Three years earlier some shit did go down, but now it's three years, and humans have to move on with their lives, whether they like it or not."