Nothing in the world should be easier for the Left than calling out leftwing anti-Semitism. Just like with any form of bigotry.
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Replying to @JeffreyASachs
I’m eager to call out left wing antisemitism when I see it, both privately and publicly, but there’s nothing easy about it when even the purest efforts to support human rights for Palestinians is considered anti-Semitic by certain right wing elements.
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Replying to @e_urq
Bullshit. It has zero impact on your ability to call out leftwing anti-Semitism. Just your willingness or interest. If you’re not doing it, it’s because you don’t want to give your opponents what you think would be a “win”.
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Replying to @JeffreyASachs @e_urq
I agree that conservatives and Zionists are, with varying degrees of sincerity, using charges of anti-Semitism to silence pro-Palestinian activism. But that has no bearing on how easy it should be to call it out when we see it.
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Replying to @JeffreyASachs
It does in the sense that no amount of calling out actual anti-Semitism is “enough” for certain quarters, and we will be accused of ignoring it regardless of whether we do or do not call it out. Which in turn confuses the issue of who is actually ignoring it in the first place.
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Which is not to say no one ignores it/enables anti-Semites! But the question of who is doing that and needs to be chided vs who is calling out anti-Semitism but also trying to support Palestinian human rights is confusing and hard to discern without effort.
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