Palestine

Last time I read in a democracy people shouldn't be afraid of criticizing the government.

So if Israel don't get that, it's not a democracy

Because Israel cynically uses charges of antisemitism against its critics even when it doesn't apply. If an org with a lot of sway like the ADL calls you an antisemite, until recently that would be a deathblow to your public persona - unless you're like Mel Gibson or something. I say "until recently" because while big orgs might still operate that way I think the ongoing genocide in Gaza has swayed public opinion such that that doesn't really apply as much any more.

Add to that the fact that actual antisemites will cynically use criticism of Israel in order to sneak their talking points into pro-Palestinian advocacy. Those who criticize Israel and who consider themselves leftist really should be careful what they say and who they agree with because there's a small but very important difference between saying "AIPAC influences congresspeople to be pro Israeli apartheid/genocide" and "AIPAC controls the United States Government".

Few beings want somebody to identify them as antisemitic; the Axis was antisemitic as well, and that can not only create guilt by association but also discredit the accused in the eyes of many.

Personally, I think that many capitalists are highly protective of the Zionist project because it keeps Jews separate from the rest of the world, which was Zionism’s original goal anyway. Capitalist gentiles simply pretend that it’s a humanistic or altruistic endeavour because that is easier to sell to the masses than explicit segregation.

But really, capitalist gentiles don’t want thousands of Jews and any potential competitors among them suddenly seeking refuge in their domains, using their public resources. They want Jews to stay under an ethnonationalist and bellicist régime, where it’s dangerous.

::: spoiler rant On the other side, the extreme Islamophobia used against Palestinians is wild, visible even in so called leftist spaces, simply get any "criticism of Islam" from a communist prespective and replace "Islam" with "Judaism" and see how much of a "product of your time" you sound like,"Jihadist group that throws gays off of buildings and stone women" is simply today's version of whatever the anti-semites were spouting about Jews eating babies, MOTHERFUCKER if I have to explain to another person that "No sweaty, Hamas doesn't enforce Jizya on non-muslims in Gaza" I'll snap. and whenever an anti semitic attack happens in Europe or North America they always don't even think twice "Oh the muslims must be the culprit deport" Like FUCK YOU, you crakkker humanoids put 6 million jews into literal ovens and WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE JEW HATERS? This fucking shit pisses me off, 30k Gazans have been genocided infront of us and these heartless so called "nuissance havers" are worried about anti semitism rising? if anything this war has made every single person I know way less anti semitic, You know why? because at every speech we're reminded that the "Bani Sahyoun" are Nazis and fascists and that the fight is with the zionist state and not with the Jews.

sacred cow

The government of Israel has done a great job at conflating themselves and Judaism as a whole, mostly due to the fact that they shut down any criticism of their regime as anti-semitic. Uninformed Jews across the world then parrot this take, offering near unconditional support of the regime regardless of Israel's actual government policies or stances. These uninformed Jews can create a substantial voting block that everyone is afraid of pissing off, on top of the general societal pressure to not be antisemitic, which results in the lack of criticism.

I mean hell, think about it this way. Israel has been fucking over the Palestinians for decades, their illegal land grabs were at a fevered pitch prior to Hamas' October attack. Not a single soul ever dared report on it. Netanyahu has been a full out fascist for a decade at least, but have you seen criticism of the regime? Everyone's too scared of being called antisemitic by a regime that should not represent all Jews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLNCcLfIkM

https://invidious.private.coffee/watch?v=FYLNCcLfIkM

As younger genocide joe says, It serves the interests as an outpost for western imperialism.

Because Israel has done an incredible job of positioning every possible criticism of Israel as anti-semitism, and the only thing we are taught as a culture from the lessons of WWII is that anti-semitism can be one of the most horrific evils of the world.