I get very nervous when ALL criticism of Israel is is labeled as being anti-Semitic. At the same time, I do think that it is absolutely fair to ask why so many people have an obsession with the state of Israel while at the same time completely ignoring other areas of conflict and war elsewhere in the world. It seems as though those who are anti-Israel frequently make no distinction at all between Israelis and Jews in general, so on the flip side, why should those of us who support Israel bother to try and figure out who is anti-Semitic, and who is "anti-Zionist"?
Cinnamon Stillwell, on her fine blog, has more on how those who are supposedly "anti-Zi0nist" don't really make any distinctions between Israeli supporters and Jews in general, especially on college campuses: http://cinnamonstillwell.blogspot.com/2007/10/anti-semitism-rears-its-ugly-head-on.html. I urge you all to read it.
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