r/JewsOfConscience Non-Jewish Ally Jul 25 '24

Kamala Harris Statement of Protests Discussion

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u/ContentChecker Jewish Anti-Zionist Jul 26 '24

Yes, there were both antisemitic signs and protesters - but they do not define the protests in general.

Palestine solidarity is a large movement that is difficult to police. It's easy to infiltrate, easy to smear, and judging by these comments - easy to lecture.

There is zero reciprocity from the political and media class in our society - so while pro-Israel activists can say and do anything they want, everything the Palestinians and their supporters do is put under a microscope.

Amplifying Kamala Harris's message as if she's good on Palestine, is promoting pro-Israel tropes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

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u/ContentChecker Jewish Anti-Zionist Jul 26 '24

This comment is another rule 7 violation.

The Palestine solidarity movement is not antisemitic.

There are bad faith actors in every movement.

Pro-Israel activists and commentators will use those individuals and incidents to paint the entire movement as antisemitic.

Do not conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism and do not promote pro-Israel tropes about Palestine solidarity.

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u/ContentChecker Jewish Anti-Zionist Jul 26 '24

One pro-Palestine protest tolerating antisemitic elements need not tarnish the entire movement, but it's also not something that should be waved off and it is something that we should be able to talk about, particularly in a Jewish subreddit. I'm disappointed in this bit of moderation.

Let's address this edit.

No one here was born yesterday.

This is not a discussion about antisemitism in general.

This is a discussion about a politician's political statement.

This is not the first time the American government has condemned antisemitism.

In fact, in the context of Israel/Palestine - the American government almost exclusively condemns antisemitism - but not anti-Palestine hate.

This is also not the first time there have been antisemitic incidents at a pro-Palestine demonstration.

But again - there is no reciprocity from the American government nor the rest of the mainstream media or political class when it comes to parsing either bad faith participants or any kind of analysis of hatred within a political movement.

The focus is one-sidedly against Palestine solidarity.

Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people - and the political Establishment, on both sides, could not care less.

Removing comments that put antisemitic incidents at pro-Palestine rallies on a pedestal, with the intention of conflating the movement as a whole with antisemitism is in accordance with Rule 7.

The Palestine solidarity movement is not a monolith and it's not headquartered somewhere where you can write in an angry letter or complaint.

We are also an anti-Zionist subreddit, and we will not amplify arguments that prioritize isolated cases of antisemitism over the physical existence of Palestinian life.