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Araci Matos's avatar

And you believe that painting the swastika is the work of the far left? Unfortunately, I've seen it, and it's stupid that it's happening. However, I don't think that painting the swastika is the work of the left... for reasons that are more than obvious. As for the fight for Palestine and the call for peace... what kind of world is this in which a call for peace is so reprehensible? Strange, very strange. Not least because there are also Jews calling for the same thing.

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Bob Burrows's avatar

I do not know who is painting swastikas, but I do know that the far left is every bit as guilty as the far right when it comes to antisemitism. You may not want to believe that, but it has been plain to see when it comes to Hamas support and tearing down posters of hostages. Everyone wants peace, but the question is how to achieve it. When it is coupled with support of Hamas, who call for all Jews to be killed anywhere in the world, and who take pride in rape and torture, that should be an obvious non-starter.

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Araci Matos's avatar

Could we all be ant-Zionism and anti-Hamas?

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Bob Burrows's avatar

Zionism simply means that Israel has the right to exist. Anti-Zionism means that Israel does not have the right to exist. The official position of Hamas is that Jews have no right to exist anywhere. Anti-Hamas means that Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism. Therefore, I cannot be both.

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Araci Matos's avatar

How about two separate states with the right to exist?

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Bob Burrows's avatar

I knew that if we kept at it long enough, we'd find something we could agree on. Of course, acceptance from both sides is an absolute requirement.

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Araci Matos's avatar

That’s all I’ve been defending myself. Free Palestine and free it also from terrorists. But I know what you mean about Jews being wrongly attacked. It’s stupidity and ignorance. And yes I am from that far left and I do not approve any of those things those people have been doing

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