adONis@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoNew German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to existwww.middleeasteye.netexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down17
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkNew German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to existwww.middleeasteye.netadONis@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squareLinkerbaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·3 months agoBut that’s the point. Recognizing israel is absolutely irrelevant to anti-semitism. If anything israel using Judaism as a shield for their war crimes is the biggest cause of anti-semitism. So this move by the German government does not combat anti-semitism. It creates anti-semitism by specifically calling israel a “Jewish” state.
minus-squareFranconian_Nomad@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down5·3 months agoI disagree with you.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s not illegal to be wrong on the internet, but don’t feel compelled to keep doing so.
But that’s the point. Recognizing israel is absolutely irrelevant to anti-semitism.
If anything israel using Judaism as a shield for their war crimes is the biggest cause of anti-semitism.
So this move by the German government does not combat anti-semitism. It creates anti-semitism by specifically calling israel a “Jewish” state.
I disagree with you.
It’s not illegal to be wrong on the internet, but don’t feel compelled to keep doing so.