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Anti-zionism ?= antisemitism folowup

Judeopundit expanded on my thoughts about Antisemitism and Antizionism

So I think that maintaining the distinction bewteen anti-Zionism and anti-Semtiism may actually provide some clarity in the face of people who claim that they are being labeled "Anti-Semites" for mere criticism of Israel. The answer to such poeple is that they if are entertaining beliefs about Israel that no informed objective person can entertain or exhibiting an extreme tendency to single out Israel, they may not be "Anti-Semites" per se, but they are bigots all the same.

He developed his thought extremely well but I don't know that I agree. (I'm stubborn.)Augean Stables (h/t Watcher's Council) filled in a few of the blanks in my formulation

Antidhimmi comments: “So its not that the supporters of the Canadian Boycott don’t understand the consequences of the ‘right of return”, those consequences (the destruction of Israel) are precisely what they seek.” But of course, they seek this not with malice towards the Jews, but with all the best intentions since the fall of the Jewish state will give rise to a much better one — multicultural, just like us! At what point does stupidity become malice?

Shiloh Musings wrote

And even though technically, Arabs are Semites, anti-Semitism has nothing to do with hatred of Arabs.

My quibble here is that the term "Semite" was created by Wilhelm Marr so he could invent "antisemitism." The Arabs like to say "how can I be an antisemite, I am a semite." The Arabs cannot be subject to antisemitism therefore they are not semites. (They can be subject to a prejudice against Arabs and/or Muslims but that's a separate matter.)

And by all means follow her link to the "Pipeline of Hatred."

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