What is absolutely terrifying is how quickly antisemitism has become criticism of Israel.
We have, with every passing generation, the horror of the Nazi death camps sinking further back into collective memory. Survivors are dying of old age and in spite of the very laudible and best efforts of many, it's becoming more than just history but aincient history.
We are going to have people watching Israel's actions then seeing those who criticise the use of white phosperus for instance smeared as antisemites. Some of then will have a decent understanding of what's going on. Most won't. Most will come to the entirely wrong conclusion about Israel and Jews as a whole.
Israel exists because of the US. Eventually the interests of the US and Israel will divert significantly enough for that support to dry up. Then you're gonna get some far right US candidate on the rise, drumming up popular support. They're going to have a ready made outsider group who are precieved to have some sort of 'special' status etc. You're gonna have people dogwhistling again about the Jews and how they don't belong and asking why they don't leave seeing as Israel is their home.
It's going to happen again basically and incidents like this are slowly but surely building the foundations for it.
What is absolutely terrifying is how quickly antisemitism has become criticism of Israel.
We have, with every passing generation, the horror of the Nazi death camps sinking further back into collective memory. Survivors are dying of old age and in spite of the very laudible and best efforts of many, it's becoming more than just history but aincient history.
We are going to have people watching Israel's actions then seeing those who criticise the use of white phosperus for instance smeared as antisemites. Some of then will have a decent understanding of what's going on. Most won't. Most will come to the entirely wrong conclusion about Israel and Jews as a whole.
Israel exists because of the US. Eventually the interests of the US and Israel will divert significantly enough for that support to dry up. Then you're gonna get some far right US candidate on the rise, drumming up popular support. They're going to have a ready made outsider group who are precieved to have some sort of 'special' status etc. You're gonna have people dogwhistling again about the Jews and how they don't belong and asking why they don't leave seeing as Israel is their home.
It's going to happen again basically and incidents like this are slowly but surely building the foundations for it.