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Well by calling for the bombing and deconstruction of Israel by violent means, yes.Is calling for the destruction of Israel anti-Semitic?
This is an incredibly complicated situation. It stems from years upon years of fighting and displacement of Jews and arabs in a region where there is no clear ownership, if you will. It drives into the importance of Jerusalem. The west has a lot to answer for in this over the last 100 years, like every conflict that has taken place there’s been a push and a shove and presence from Britain or the USA.
We actually can’t solve this, Israel is a free state and will act in a way it desires. Hamas and Hezbollah are ideological and fanatical religious extremists. There’s also no justification for murdering innocents on both sides. We need to be supportive and welcoming of displaced refugees from this. I am also not sure if we can stop or fix this. By we I mean the west.
One thing I do know is that spreading anti Jewish or Arab propaganda isn’t helping anyone. Staying cool and not encouraging or buying into it is the best bet to preventing uprising and terrorism from within our countries. Alienating Jews or arabs is not something our political parties should ever do.
As to the question of the thread title, it most likely is.