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lazynoobletreply
lazysoci.al

anti-semitism

hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.

Is it possible to criticize Israel for its actions at war without it misinterpreted as being targeted against Jews in particular?

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Nonameuser678reply
aussie.zone

I kind of think homogenising all Jewish people as being pro-israel is it's own form of anti-semitism. There have been a lot of Jewish people, both in Israel and around the world, who have voiced their criticism of Israel's actions.

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Nath
aussie.zone

Where's the actual statement they all signed? Weird it isn't linked or quoted in-full.

The excerpts are not controvercial, but is that the whole thing?

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fine_sandy_bottom
aussie.zone

I'm a bit peeved about the post title.

The article heading is:

Former prime ministers join to condemn Hamas, urge Israel to protect civilian lives

The post title is the first sentence, which gives a very different impression.

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lemmings.world

This is the best summary I could come up with:

All of Australia's living prime ministers except for Paul Keating have joined to express their support for Israel and call for solidarity with Jewish Australians, in a rare statement undersigned by former leaders of both major parties.

The joint statement by Scott Morrison, Malcolm Turnbull, Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and John Howard also called upon Hamas to release hostages taken in the October 7 terror attacks, and urged Israel to avoid civilian casualties and sustain humanitarian access into Gaza.

Mr Keating yesterday published a statement saying he would not sign onto the letter "drafted by" The Zionist Federation of Australia.

The United Nations has called on Israel and Hamas to negotiate a "humanitarian pause" to allow aid into blockaded Gaza.

The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network said it was alarmed that the group of prime ministers had "allowed themselves to be used" by the pro-Israel lobby.

"The statement's reference to 'Australian values of love and respect' rings hollow, given that the former prime ministers failed to acknowledge the tens of thousands of Australians expressing their horror about Israel's behaviour, and ignored the anguish that many thousands of Palestinian Australians are currently feeling," the advocacy group's statement read.

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