Regarding the anti-Israel vs. anti-Semitism debate, I think that it's much ado about nothing. There's no question that the cartoon is anti-Israel and I (nor anyone else) has a problem with that. You can have an anti-Israel view (like this cartoonist in this instance) but what I'm asking is whether people think it crosses the line into anti-semitism.
There is a distinction, and the discussion is about whether the cartoonist blurred it.
Now, the term "anti-semitism". Yes, a semite is anyone originating from a Semitic region but anti-semitism was originally coined by a German in the late 1800's referring to Jews and it's stuck. Technically not correct but this is the current definition.
Exactly like saying that someone is anti-American does not mean that they are anti-South, Central, and North America (which is what America really is). Technically incorrect but it accepted to specifically point to anti-US feelings.
Last edited by popo; 06-07-2003 at 08:13 AM..
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