"we then imported a bunch of Communists during WW2 (they were the enemy of Hitler), and seeded them at Brandeis, Columbia, Berkely, and Yale. And then the
Marxist rot spread over the next 60-80 years and here we are".
The problem with a blanket statement like this applied to a thread discussing proported "anti-Semitism" being spread by Marxists, is that a great many Marxists are Jewish. Both Marx and Engels were born into Jewish families, as were many of the Bolsheviks such as Trotsky. The whole history of Revolutionary Russia is rife with examples of the Czar and the Orthodox clergy organizing pogroms against Jews. Fiddler on the Roof, anyone?
The other huge problem with some of the terminology being used is that Semites are not exclusively Jewish. Semite is a 19th Century term and refers to people who spoke semitic languages...
"Semite, name given in the 19th century to a member of any people who speak one of the
Semitic languages, a family of languages spoken primarily in parts of western Asia and Africa.
The term therefore came to include Arabs, Akkadians, Canaanites, Hebrews, some Ethiopians (including the Amhara and the Tigrayans), and Aramaean tribes."
So trying to apply "semite" exclusively to Jews is a bastardization of what the term "semite" actually means...The more appropriate term to apply to mainly right wing elements in the Israeli Govt and it's supporters is Zionist. But again not all Israelis (much less Jews) are Zionist. Neither Israelis or Jews are monolithic. Many people in Israel (some religious,some not) do not support the occupation of Palestine, the settlements or the current war.
It's an extremely complex issue dating back not only to the creation of Israel in 1948, but back into the history of Western Colonialism. Particularly in this case the British strategy of divide and conquer.
Pitting Muslim and Jew against each other in Palestine is remarkably similar to the strategy employed of pitting Hindu vs Muslim vs each other on the Indian subcontinent. And coincidentally enough it was in the aftermath of WW2 amidst the dissolution of the British Empire and the resulting creation of new nations from former British colonies that the situation we find ourselves in occurred.
Israel is created and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are displaced. India gains independence and Hindus and Muslims slaughter each other resulting in the seperate state of Pakistan. The US sided with Israel and India because the Soviets sided with the Arabs in Palestine (the region) and Pakistan. So in a sense the mess we currently see, esp in the middle east is a legacy of the Cold war.
It's unfortunate that after being removed from office BiBi didn't just fade into obscurity. Not only is he corrupt, but he was so desperate to regain power (and delay prosecution) that he formed coalitions with some of the most Zionist elements and parties in Israeli politics, esp with regards to settlements and displacement of Palestinians. Which in turn increased Hamas' control/support in Gaza.There are also reports that he ignored intelligence briefings regarding increased threats...
It's a seemingly never ending cycle of violence.Elements in Israel want to eradicate Palestinians, and increased repression of Palestinians is essnetially a recuriting campaign for groups like Hamas. Hamas strikes in a horrific attack vs settlers and Israel responds with all out war in a totally disproportionate manner. And Palestinian and Israeli citizens are caught in the middle.
It's complicated and I'm personally conflicted. Both sides share pretty much equal shares of the blame, and both are also victims. That's not going to be a popular opinion with the average American, but the average American thinks of Israel as the "good guys" and everyone else as the villain.
I'm not an expert, but I certainly have a broad enough understanding of the history and issues involved to reject such a simplistic notion. I don't think I'd be demonstrating on either side, it's just too complex an issue.But my sympathies are for the innocents on both sides caught in the middle, and I'm hoping for a ceasefire. Soon...