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Is it actually anti Semitic to portray a (Jewish) head of state as a (guide) dog? I'm going by the description here, rather than the actual imagery, but as des
by benj111 7y ago
Is it actually anti Semitic to portray a (Jewish) head of state as a (guide) dog?
I'm going by the description here, rather than the actual imagery, but as described it doesn't seem to me to anti Semitic.
- jeremyjh 7y agoI haven't see the cartoon, but the link above describes it as "Netanyahu as a guide dog leading a blind President Trump in a skullcap." If you want to make a statement that the US blindly supports Israel, that is not in itself anti-Semitic. But why put Trump in a skullcap?
- benj111 7y agoPerhaps. To me though, if you go with that interpretation, the cartoon isn't anti Jewish (/Israel), its anti Trump, and a skull cap isn't inherently insulting, unless it's insulting to Jews that Trump is Jewish?
- Litmus2336 7y agoTrump isn't Jewish.
- diydsp 7y agoNo. Antizionism, anti-Israel, etc is not Anti-Semitic. Israel is a politic nation-state, subject to critique just like Zimbabwe or Australia. It's not equivalent to the culture, race or religion of Judaism. Many Jews disagree with the Israeli government's actions. But don't just take my word for it. This has been a long-debated topic. take a look at both sides: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=antizionim+is+not+antisemitic&t=ffsb&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=antizionim+is+not+antisemitic&t=ff...
- refurb 7y agoThe sensitivity is around similar images being used by Nazi Germany to depict jews as rats, lice, etc. I can see why people see the parallels.
- naasking 7y agoIt does play into the common anti-Semitic narrative of Jews "controlling everything".