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I don’t really see a lot of it from either party in the

US. The Unite the right cretins on the far right I suppose, but they managed to attract all of 25 people for their 2nd rally in DC, so they represent a small, small minority. There may be evangelicals who are xenophobic and anti-immigrant, but generally they’re pretty supportive of Israel and gods “chosen people” because of their evangelical roots.

I also agree that anti-Israel does not equal anti-semitism, but there are some on the left at are fairly one sided in their condemnation of Israel without even acknowledging the Palestinians role in the conflict. Seeing people take such an imbalanced, one sided position on a complicated situation where at a minimum both sides share a fair amount of blame (even if I would place far more blame on the Palestinians myself) does make me wonder if it’s more than simple anti-Israel sentiment.

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Posted: 07/13/2019 at 2:22PM

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