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It seems like there's two potential definitions of "Israel" here that you're confusing: 1. "A Jewish state" 2. "A Jewish state located in the area formerly kn
by forgotuser 10y ago
It seems like there's two potential definitions of "Israel" here that you're confusing:
1. "A Jewish state"
2. "A Jewish state located in the area formerly known as Palestine"
While I agree with you that believing that #1 shouldn't exist is anti-Semitic, I don't see how #2 is necessarily anti-Semitic, especially if the person expressing that view is Palestinian. I believe the Kurds also deserve their own state, but I don't see how that means that, say, the United States is obligated to give them Texas to start one in order to not be anti-Kurdish.
In any case, I, personally, don't believe in any country's "right" to exist. I'm not against any particular country's existence, I just don't think the term "right" applies to it. So am I anti-Semitic for extending that general belief to Israel, too?
- ams6110 10y agoCountries exist based on their willingness and ability to use force to acquire and defend territory. That's the way it's always been.
- aries1980 10y agoIn this case (and in some case in Europe) this right was given by the superpowers. Making some hotels explode has never made a country.