The IHRA definition of antisemitism is designed to muzzle criticism of Israel. It should be rejected in favor of a more historically informed discussion on Zionism's origins in European antisemitism.
Meanwhile, the actual IHRA definition explictly states: “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”.
Once again, for the people who imagine it says something different: “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”.
Now if we’re talking and it comes out that I’m a Jew and you immediately shift to BUT ISRAEL, that’s racism. You likely understand this for say, Chinese people, right?
If you use antisemitic tropes in your criticism of Israel, those tropes are still antisemitic - whether you realise it or not. Making out it’s “just criticism of Israel” doesn’t erase the tropes of their antisemitism.
If you believe things which are rooted in antisemitism (and yes, a hell of a lot of stuff circulating on the internet which claims to be “just criticism of Israel” does have its roots in antisemitism), those things are still rooted in antisemitism even if you’re ignorant of those origins and are determined to stay in that ignorance.
And once again, the actual IHRA definition explictly states: “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”.
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Meanwhile, the actual IHRA definition explictly states: “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”.
Once again, for the people who imagine it says something different: “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”.
Now if we’re talking and it comes out that I’m a Jew and you immediately shift to BUT ISRAEL, that’s racism. You likely understand this for say, Chinese people, right?
If you use antisemitic tropes in your criticism of Israel, those tropes are still antisemitic - whether you realise it or not. Making out it’s “just criticism of Israel” doesn’t erase the tropes of their antisemitism.
If you believe things which are rooted in antisemitism (and yes, a hell of a lot of stuff circulating on the internet which claims to be “just criticism of Israel” does have its roots in antisemitism), those things are still rooted in antisemitism even if you’re ignorant of those origins and are determined to stay in that ignorance.
And once again, the actual IHRA definition explictly states: “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”.