• mysteryhumpf@feddit.org
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    13 hours ago

    Some other commentators have already confirmed that it’s about the bad actions of the Israeli government, not really about the individual tourists. The same type of argument is being made by the far right about Palestinians and Hamas. Both arguments won’t lead to peace just to further resentment.

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      13 hours ago

      There are 17 comments on here, there’s maybe one person who said that apart from you, so no, other commentators have not confirmed this.

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        13 hours ago

        This person also “confirmed” above that anyone speaking negatively about tourists from Israel is being “antisemetic” too. Just your typical propaganda pusher.

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          12 hours ago

          True, but I live in a German speaking area, so I’m used to that and tend to just ignore the silly accusation and insist on just the argument itself.

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            11 hours ago

            There is legitimate criticism of the Israeli government and their war and their is demonization of all Jews / all Israelis

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            10 hours ago

            So this IS about antisemitism and conflating behavior of individuals on the entire group.

            Yes you did. One’s nationality has nothing to do with their religion and discriminating against people from a certain nation, especially current and e former military members engaging in genocide has absolutely nothing to do with religious discrimination. Go peddle your nonsense on Facebook. I’m sure it’ll get more traction there.

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      11 hours ago

      Yeah, its a little too easy to frame every single tourist by their nationality, but there is truth in these comments. It’s not so much about tourism either, its about the general mentality of certain groups of people towards other peoples and cultures.

      And its not like it is at all suprising that people visiting from countries that actively promote ethnic nationalism (Russia, China, Israel) generally tend to act rude and condescending towards ‘lesser’ peoples and cultures.

    • Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca
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      11 hours ago

      Hey maroon, you first commented on the article. The article mentions tourists. Quit playing pussyfoot as if you didn’t start this whole charade with some veiled claim of antisemitism.