Are these Jewish people anti-Semitic?

I've also seen lots of videos where Jewish people are not at all supportive of what Israel is doing to the Palestinian people. There are even lots of videos by a group called Breaking the Silence, ex-IDF soldiers who are exposing the day to day violence that goes on in their ranks and all directed at Palestinians.

I hope that the day comes in my lifetime that there is truly peace in that country. That the Israeli's take their heels off the neck of the Palestinians and finally accept that to have peace, they must share that land fairly and equally with the original residents.
 
Hasidic Judaism never sought to establish the nation of Israel or Zionism. They believe that when the Messiah comes, and only then, will their home be established.

They are not "anti-Semitic". The word Semite or Semitic only refers to a People from a certain part of the world.

"Semitic people or Semites is an obsolete term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group associated with people of the Middle East, including Arabs, Jews, Akkadians, and Phoenicians." Wikipedia

I also wish for an end to the slaughter going on there.
 

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RadishRose said:
Hasidic Judaism never sought to establish the nation of Israel or Zionism. They believe that when the Messiah comes, and only then, will their home be established.
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Hasidics are divided into various sects. Most were for the State of Israel, though SOME are/were not. You can't lump the Hasids into one, so please don't. I know many Hasidics, rarely do I find one against though indeed there are. 85% Want Israel, so please don't disturb this Jew by displaying ignorance. I value you and I know you want to be accurate, right?
 
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Paladin1950 said:
Israel has to be my least favorite of all of the allies of the U.S. Very seldom agree with them.
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I can actually say the same, but from a different perspective, since I know many of the actors involved. I also have a very close Christian contact in Jerusalem.
 
Pepper said:
Hasidics are divided into various sects. Most were for the State of Israel, though SOME are/were not. You can't lump the Hasids into one, so please don't. I know many Hasidics, rarely do I find one against though indeed there are. 85% Want Israel, so please don't disturb this Jew by displaying ignorance. I value you and I know you want to be accurate, right?
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I know, I was too broad. :)
 
Criticism of Israel and its political/military actions has nothing to do with antisemitism. The OP question is meaningless. It would make as sense to say that criticism of Putin and his policy of terrorism is the same as hatred of the Russian Orthodox Church.
 
It depends on your definition of "anti- Semitism". Some use the term as it originally meant. Anti-Semitism is prejudice and bias of those born in the Middle East. For most, it is confused with anti-Judaism, meaning prejudice and bias against those of the Jewish Faith. Anti-Islamism is prejudice and bias toward the religion of Islam. Since both Jews and Arabs are born in the Middle East, they can't be "anti-Semitic". Anti-Israel is prejudice and bias towards the Israeli state. Anti-Arab is prejudice and bias towards Arab states.
 
And you can also be pro-Israel and anti-Netanyahu and his thuggish practices. I feel sorry for the Israelis, stuck with a tyrant like that.
 

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