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There are a lot of legitimate criticisms of the Israeli government. If you think these are all just because it's a Jewish state, I don't think you're being inte

There are a lot of legitimate criticisms of the Israeli government. If you think these are all just because it's a Jewish state, I don't think you're being intellectually honest.

bsaul 9y ago
there is some kind of exceptional treatment regarding israel at every un organizations that makes you wonder what is this state doing that is so repulsive that no other country in the world deserve such finger pointing. The fact that this state is the only jewish state and that the jewish people historically never truely had the same rights except for some exceptional times and places, could be a hint that antisemitism does in fact play a role here...
- stefantalpalaru 9y ago
  > there is some kind of exceptional treatment regarding israel at every un organizations that makes you wonder what is this state doing that is so repulsive that no other country in the world deserve such finger pointing https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Israel_and_the_apartheid_analogy&oldid=774864866 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Israel_and_the_ap...
- anth1988 9y ago
  It's true that the UN is absurdly obsessed with Israel, but that doesn't mean Israel is completely in the right. It's not anti-semitic to criticize Israel.
dang 9y ago
> I don't think you're being intellectually honest Please don't cross into personal attack. I realize you said "if", but the nervous system involved in flamewars isn't palliated by "if". HN discussions need to be civil and substantive and that requires not posting things like this. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14828732 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14828732 and marked it off-topic.