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> the Jewish nation You can just say Israel. Unless you're trying to imply all Jewish people. You do not have to be Jewish to be a citizen of Israel - there
by rationalist 6mo ago
> the Jewish nation
You can just say Israel. Unless you're trying to imply all Jewish people. You do not have to be Jewish to be a citizen of Israel - there are even Muslim citizens.
- jfengel 6mo agoIt's pretty clear that he says Jews and means Jews. Including me. I don't approve of the current government of Israel, and the many Israelis who support it. But that does not change the fact that the target on my back predates 1948 and has nothing to do with anything going on today.
- rationalist 6mo agoYep, the Jewish people being used as scapegoats for political issues dates back a couple millennia. Once a person or group is singled out, it became easy for others to use that prejudice for their own ends. Just ask anyone who has ever been bullied. See also: Muslims in the U.S. in 2001 who were treated unfairly and had nothing to do with 9/11. (I flagged their comment because I think it is antisemitic, but the HN Guidelines say we have to assume good faith.)
- surgical_fire 6mo ago> there are even Muslim citizens. Second class citizens within an Apartheid state and being targeted for genocide, but still citizens.
- rationalist 6mo agoWhich goes to show that not everyone supports what their politicians do - certainly not a whole ethnic or religious group.