Any vandalism of private property is wrong. First of all, how do you decide who is “Zionist” enough to qualify for vandalism. If I disagree with Israel’s actions, but think Israel has a right to exist, should I be called a Zionist and have my house vandalized? Is this true even if I’m American with no say on what actually happens in Israel?
Secondly, how do you determine who was “Zionist?” Do you think these people are researching their target’s opinions? Or are they simply saying “here’s a Jew, get them”? In France, anti-semites are marking every Jewish owned house/business with a spray painted Jewish star to make it easy to target them. They aren’t limiting this to “people who agree with Israel too much.”
Finally, if you excuse this violence for one set of views, it’s easy to expand it. Say, I don’t qualify as “Zionist” enough because I don’t agree with what Israel is doing. But then, next month, people decide that saying “Israel deserves to exist as a country” is “too Zionist.” Should I be targeted for violence then? (This vandalism included broken windows so I would deem that violence.) Do I need to fall in with a certain group’s opinions or I’m subject to attacks?
If you’re a actively flying the flag of Israel that might be a good sign that you believe in what they’re doing lmao.
And vandalizing the flag itself certainly shouldn’t be viewed as antisemitic, I don’t condone violence against people of any race/nationality/idea unless in self defence but that’s usually on an individual level, you can’t take out what the government of Israel is doing out on people who happen to be Jewish.
Since pretty much every Jewish Temple in America flies the Israeli flag, what you’re saying is that you view every American Jewish Temple as a “justified target” for vandalism. And yet you don’t see that as anti-semitic at all.
Do you support attacking churches as well? Many churches, particularly evangelical ones, provide support to Israel. So would every church be vandalized because someone assumes their position? Or is it just Jewish institutions that get targeted?
You are repeatedly misunderstanding myself and the other user and saying we support violence against jews which we have both stated we do not. You are also equating jews and zionism which are two different things and have far less overlap than you believe. If you are not making your arguements in bad faith, which I suspect you are, you should educate yourself further on the differences.
Any vandalism of private property is wrong. First of all, how do you decide who is “Zionist” enough to qualify for vandalism. If I disagree with Israel’s actions, but think Israel has a right to exist, should I be called a Zionist and have my house vandalized? Is this true even if I’m American with no say on what actually happens in Israel?
Secondly, how do you determine who was “Zionist?” Do you think these people are researching their target’s opinions? Or are they simply saying “here’s a Jew, get them”? In France, anti-semites are marking every Jewish owned house/business with a spray painted Jewish star to make it easy to target them. They aren’t limiting this to “people who agree with Israel too much.”
Finally, if you excuse this violence for one set of views, it’s easy to expand it. Say, I don’t qualify as “Zionist” enough because I don’t agree with what Israel is doing. But then, next month, people decide that saying “Israel deserves to exist as a country” is “too Zionist.” Should I be targeted for violence then? (This vandalism included broken windows so I would deem that violence.) Do I need to fall in with a certain group’s opinions or I’m subject to attacks?
If you’re a actively flying the flag of Israel that might be a good sign that you believe in what they’re doing lmao.
And vandalizing the flag itself certainly shouldn’t be viewed as antisemitic, I don’t condone violence against people of any race/nationality/idea unless in self defence but that’s usually on an individual level, you can’t take out what the government of Israel is doing out on people who happen to be Jewish.
Since pretty much every Jewish Temple in America flies the Israeli flag, what you’re saying is that you view every American Jewish Temple as a “justified target” for vandalism. And yet you don’t see that as anti-semitic at all.
Do you support attacking churches as well? Many churches, particularly evangelical ones, provide support to Israel. So would every church be vandalized because someone assumes their position? Or is it just Jewish institutions that get targeted?
You are repeatedly misunderstanding myself and the other user and saying we support violence against jews which we have both stated we do not. You are also equating jews and zionism which are two different things and have far less overlap than you believe. If you are not making your arguements in bad faith, which I suspect you are, you should educate yourself further on the differences.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/21/u-s-jews-have-widely-differing-views-on-israel/