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BigmanPigman

(55,294 posts) Sat Apr 11, 2026, 11:00 PM Saturday

Is Bibi currently turning people more anti-Semitic. [View all]

I have read many articles over the last 2 months that many people are very pissed off at Israel more than they have been during the past 15 years. Is Bibi's quest to stay in power hurting the general reputation of Jews and Israel?

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Is Bibi currently turning people more anti-Semitic. [View all] BigmanPigman Saturday OP

I look at it as two separate things FHRRK1 Saturday #1

Yes Alephy Saturday #2

Yes....full stop. His actions in Gaza and Lebanon and now the coercion with US against Iran walkingman Saturday #3

Why leave out the West Bank? dem4decades Saturday #9

True - that is making a lot of news lately. It is wrong, it is illegal, and it needs to stop. walkingman Saturday #11

It's disgraceful, and we fund and allow it. dem4decades Saturday #15

The Netanyahu/Israeli ambitions to build a Greater Israel. magicarpet Sunday #53

This will only come back to haunt them, and us I'm afraid. dem4decades Sunday #54

The team is all in place to pull this atrocity off. magicarpet Sunday #57

People don't need a reason to be antisemitic sarisataka Saturday #4

Exactly DavidDvorkin Saturday #5

what actions of israel would those be? msongs Saturday #12

Any action, including existing sarisataka Saturday #16

Whereas nothing "justifies" it, a more realistic question is what actions of Israel make antisemitism worse. Intractable Saturday #19

Would we ever say the same thing about Islamophobia and the actions of an Islamic state? sarisataka Saturday #20

That's nonsense. Of course it applies to Islamophobia. Intractable Sunday #21

Thank-you. lostincalifornia Saturday #18

That is bullshit. Israel actions are turning Americans against Israel PufPuf23 Sunday #32

J Street unblock Sunday #51

Are you strongly opposed to Trump? If so, does that make you anti-American? Martin Eden Sunday #40

Maybe with others. I separate a traitor from the country and people he betrays. WAIT!! usonian Saturday #6

Bibi doesn't care. He wants to be King Saul for his fellow travellers. haele Saturday #7

If people are becoming more antisemitic that's on them EdmondDantes_ Saturday #8

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #13

"you can avoid being antisemitic." Intractable Saturday #17

Nope. It's a choice EdmondDantes_ Sunday #41

Bigotry is a choice. OC375 Saturday #10

He is absolutely creating the next generation of antisemitism. Intractable Saturday #14

No, people were already anti semitic but I guess he is giving them another excuse for it JI7 Sunday #22

Criticism of Netanyahu and Israels war tactics is not antisemitism. There is more criticism and less support Pisces Sunday #23

Unfortunately there has been an increase in bad faith actors out there SunImp Sunday #29

There's also people bombing ambulances at a Synagogue EdmondDantes_ Sunday #43

Yes, Bibi's a total a-hole. No, I damn won't blame any Jewish people for the world's anti-semitic a-holes struggle4progress Sunday #24

Maybe some people are unfortunately becoming antisemitic. ABC123Easy Sunday #25

He's certainly making people more anti-Israel... Wounded Bear Sunday #26

I don't know. Is not wanting to fund Bibi's war machine anti-Semitic? GoodRaisin Sunday #27

More Anti BI BI Historic NY Sunday #28

New poll out: Negative views of Israel, Netanyahu continue to rise among Americans - especially young people BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #30

Do you mean besides me? Probably so RainCaster Sunday #31

Unfortunately yes fujiyamasan Sunday #33

Not for me, no way l will ever be antisemitic. ☹️ nt Raine Sunday #34

Yes, he is. sinkingfeeling Sunday #35

He's making people more moonscape Sunday #36

He is certainly a popular excuse. Behind the Aegis Sunday #37

Bibi and the right wing fascist of Israel have done more damage to Israel than anyone else frogstar0 Sunday #38

People confuse anti- Semitic with anti-Zionist malaise Sunday #39

Anti-Israeli government, yes, of course, but that is not at all the same as being antisemitic. I have seen (even here on Celerity Sunday #42

Anti Israel isn't antisemitism IMO Johnny2X2X Sunday #44

That's been his only card to play for YEARS! Orrex Sunday #46

He's definitely making more people hate him and the state of Israel Orrex Sunday #45

No, but I do think a great many in the world are asking the same thing about Americans maxrandb Sunday #47

Jewphobia is a communicable intellectual defect gulliver Sunday #48

Seems a trick question when you ask is it making people MORE antisemitic Beringia Sunday #49

His conflation of Israel and Jewish people is a great disservice to Jewish people. David__77 Sunday #50

Bibi, Israel's actions, and our own Christo Fascist bring on the Armageddon shits have turned me 100% .. Botany Sunday #52

Yup republianmushroom Sunday #55

Interesting, the wording of the title... B.See Sunday #56