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German court rules synagogue firebombing is "act of protest", not anti-Semitism

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  • #16
    Setting aside the question of reliability of the reporting here for a moment: How are the specifics of Israel's aggression in Gaza relevant at all given this event did not even take place in the Middle East?

    The reliance on the Daily Mail does surprise me. I thought the Daily Beast was affiliated with Newsweek; as it turns out, the relationship is more along the lines of opposite sides of a merger.
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    • #17
      Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
      Setting aside the question of reliability of the reporting here for a moment: How are the specifics of Israel's aggression in Gaza relevant at all given this event did not even take place in the Middle East?
      It's not possible to set aside the reliability of the ... hmm ... I don't think this qualifies as reporting ... let's just call it the piece, okay? ... because it's the only support you've supplied for your argument that the ruling was "ridiculous." There is no disagreement here that the attack was a case of attempted arson. The motivation of the attackers is, from what I can see, the topic of this thread.

      I'll grant that it could have been an act of antisemitism. But, from what facts I've been able to assemble so far, it seems more likely it was an act of misdirected rage in response to a proportionately more outrageous injustice likewise committed against the innocent, and likewise misdirected.

      This might be a good time to remind ourselves that Palestinians are Semites, too.

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      • #18
        Meanwhile, it appears that Germany has set up a commission to fight anti-Antisemitism. Ironically none of its eight members are Jewish. Could you imagine such a commission on women's rights without any women on it?

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        • #19
          Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
          Meanwhile, it appears that Germany has set up a commission to fight anti-Antisemitism. Ironically none of its eight members are Jewish. Could you imagine such a commission on women's rights without any women on it?
          Here, no. In Saudi Arabia, yes.
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          • #20
            Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
            Meanwhile, it appears that Germany has set up a commission to fight anti-Antisemitism. Ironically none of its eight members are Jewish. Could you imagine such a commission on women's rights without any women on it?
            Seems like a reasonable idea actually, the type of Jew who would volunteer for something like this is far more likely to increase anti-Semitism than decrease it.
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