I sincerely disagree with that characterization --- the left has been (beginning with the SIX DAY WAR) increasingly opposed to Israeli government policy and many have decided --- along with people like Peter Beinart --- that the very idea of a Jewish state (which therefore discriminates against non Jewish citizens) is undemocratic --- but to call that anti-semitism is a canard -- it is great for the Israeli government which can claim anti-semitism whenever they are criticized (and calling people like me a "self-hating Jew" by the way) but it is absolutely false ---
The left of the Democratic Party has turned against Israel --- that's a good thing and to say it is anti-semitic is accepting Israeil government propaganda --- NOT TO SAY there aren't some real anti-semites --- but I venture to guess that there are more on the right --- after all the Christian Nationalists who are strong supporters of Israel do that because their warped reading of the Book of Revelations is that ALL the Jews need to get back to israel so Christ can give them the final chance to convert or die --- in other words, these pro-Israeli Christian natioinalists actually are hoping to create a final solution .... ANd yes, some leftists have accepted some anti-semitic tropes --- that's bad and must be fought but I do not think Mamdani and El Sayeed are anti-semites -- On Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM Kristin Bayrd via groups.io <[email protected]> wrote: > I suspect it’s that the Democrats are being taken over by antisemites, and > those who were antisemitic before but silent are not silent anymore. > Antisemitism has always been a big problem on the left. > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42872): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42872 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120683659/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
