Regarding the protests on U.S. colleges and universities nationwide, there are two things Pro-Palestinian activists can do

1. Stop proving the point people have that antisemitism is a problem within the movement. And yes I know that there are Jewish students in the Pro-Palestinian movement showing their solidarity for Gaza who say they haven't been mistreated but that doesn't make the situation any better. From students or even non students (as their faces are hidden), threatening Jewish students with many more October 7ths while ironically calling them "Nazi B*tches", to them being ridiculed, harassed, and even blamed for a war/conflict they have no control over that's in the middle east, students who are apart of the Pro-Palestinian movement should reflect on if antisemitism is something they truly support and excluding those who go out of their way to target their Jewish peers.

2. Realize that sympathizing with Hamas gets them nowhere. Whether you accept it or not, what Hamas did was horrific, how Hamas treats its own civilians is horrific, from some of these activists chanting "Hamas We love you. We support your rockets to" or yelling "We are all Hamas" to passerbys doesn't help their cause. It's a question of, do you want Palestine to truly be free or do you want Hamas to continue being a nuance?

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helenS · 36-40, F

[quote]And yes I know that there are Jewish students in the Pro-Palestinian movement showing their solidarity for Gaza[/quote]
There have [u]always[/u] been Jewish anti-semites. All nations have their anti-semites, why should the Jewish nation be an exception??

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

@helenS Antisemitism means hatred of Jewish people, not legitimate criticism of Israel. If there shouldn't be exceptions, why should Israel be subject to special treatment of they commit massacres and ethnic cleansing?

helenS · 36-40, F

@basilfawlty89 Here's an example of a Jewish anti-semite: A certain Erich Fried (1921-1988), born in Austria and a "poet":

"When we were the oppressed,
I was one with you,
but how can we remain one
now that you have become the oppressor?

Your desire
was to become powerful, like the nations
who murdered you;
[u]now you have, indeed, become like them[/u]."

Classic anti-semitic trope: the Jews are committing a holocaust now.

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Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@basilfawlty89 [quote]Antisemitism means hatred of Jewish people, not legitimate criticism of Israel. If there shouldn't be exceptions, why should Israel be subject to special treatment of they commit massacres and ethnic cleansing?[/quote]

Don't you know that they are special?

[b][c=BF0000]Israel may have the right to put others on trial, but certainly no one has the right to put the Jewish people and the State of Israel on trial.
Ariel Sharon
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trollslayer · 46-50, M

@helenS so you are advocating jews deserve a double standard?

helenS · 36-40, F

@trollslayer I'm advocating a right for Jewish people to defend themselves. Of course, Jewish self-defence will always be accused of being genocidal.
It's important for me to see how much Jews are still hated all over the world.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@helenS so is it possible for Jews to commit genocide?

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helenS · 36-40, F

@pdqsailor1 You are not alone ❤️