"It is not anti-Semitic to criticize the policies of the state of Israel."

[Scuba Pete]

Niether is it anti-american to criticise American War policy, though the current administration would have you think otherwise.

I have always liked Colin, though I believe that he has decieved us when it suited him. He and McCain are the only two high profile Republicans that I trust most of the time.

As for the "Passion of Christ", I don't feel it was anti-semitic though I appreciate that there are some who do. I guess I need to see it again and look for what I might have missed the first time.

 

[Ody]

Do you think the movie The Passion of the Christ is anti-semitic?

You can argue that it is and that it is not.

 

[Yerda]

But it may be antisemitic to quote things out of context. It is, at the very least pathetically deceitful ...

"It is not anti-Semitic to criticize the policies of the state of Israel," he said. "But the line is crossed when Israel or its leaders are demonized or vilified, for example by the use of Nazi symbols and racist caricatures."

It doesn't appear to change the meaning of the statement.

 

[Pah]

I would say that the thread's purpose is antisemitic and decietfully quoting out of context, in this case, is doubly so.

 

[Deut 13:1]

"It is not anti-Semitic to criticize the policies of the state of Israel."

Colin Powell

No, but it is anti-semitic when you use the words jew and zionist interchangable.

 

[Deut 13:1]

You can usually see that line clearly when the individual says: "Its not anti-semitic to criticize Israel" and then preface all his criticism with the words "The Jews", or "Those Jews". I can't tell you how often I have seen that line crossed really hard moderating lists that discuss and criticize the holocaust denial zealots.

Regards,
Scott

Dead on, frubals for you. The problem is when they use them interchangably.

 

[Deut 13:1]

Do you think the movie The Passion of the Christ is anti-semitic?

Never seen it, nor do I have the urge.

 

[greatcalgarian]

Never seen it, nor do I have the urge.

If you like seeing people being tortured, this film portrayed the situation which can never be surpassed in future.....though I find it appealing to some one being tortured to convey a message, whatever the message is, is simply bad taste, and wrong morally

 

[standing_on_one_foot]

It is neither anti-semitic to criticize the policies of Israel nor is it anti-semitic to criticize Judaism. Anti-semitism is sometimes used as a political "weapon" to paint someone as a racist when in fact no such racism exists.

Is anti-semitism rascism?

But yeah, I agree with this. To be anti-semitic you need to be doing more than a little reasonably rational criticism.

 

[Flappycat]

Many of the Jews I've known don't always agree with the Israeli government. Mostly, I want the Israelies and Palestinians to shut up because they're dragging the whole world into a petty and stupid territorial squabble that shouldn't exist. Just send in someone from South Africa. Those cats have fairly recent experience with this sort of crap and might be able to lend something to sorting the mess out.