It is not antisemitic to defend Palestinian human rights. And it’s past time for more American Jews to say so to correct a media that’s lost the thread.
The argument about Israel’s right to exist is dishonest because it’s explicitly meant to be equated to Jewish existence.
The easiest way to shut down this nonsense is to ask for some contemporary examples of countries that don’t have the right to exist. And if they come up with one, Iran is popular, ask them why Israel expects peace while her policy toward her neighbors is annihilation. This is obviously bad faith, but they’ll be forced to deconstruct their own argument to call you out.
The argument about Israel’s right to exist is dishonest because it’s explicitly meant to be equated to Jewish existence.
The easiest way to shut down this nonsense is to ask for some contemporary examples of countries that don’t have the right to exist. And if they come up with one, Iran is popular, ask them why Israel expects peace while her policy toward her neighbors is annihilation. This is obviously bad faith, but they’ll be forced to deconstruct their own argument to call you out.