Brett Meiselas: Criticizing that government, criticizing Netanyahu, criticizing what's happening in Gaza does not make you anti-Semitic… just like criticizing Donald Trump does not make you anti-American.

Simple as that

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Holding leaders accountable is not hate. It's a necessary part of any healthy democracy.

Do you know how many people have blocked me for saying something similar? Thank you

Yes.

Thank you, the word anti-semitic has been used as a cudgel for wayyyy too long to batter away Any criticism of Israel

@MeidasTouch You can question the Israeli government? Netanyahu got 28% of the vote and is on trial next week for corruption. Are 72% of Israelis antisemitic? No. Challenging a government policy is not challenging a country's religion. Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is abhorrent. The End.

Criticism of any government’s policies isn’t inherently antisemitic—but conflating Israel’s self-defense with aggression is a dangerous distortion. Iran-backed Hamas started this war with a massacre, and Israel’s response targets terrorists embedded in civilian areas. The real issue? Iran’s regime fuels regional chaos while D.C. wastes billions on bureaucratic inertia instead of decisively backing allies. America First means standing with democracies under siege, not validating false moral equivalence between a U.S. ally and jihadist groups. Weakness invites more war; strength deters it. See how policy failures and regional threats intersect—full analysis here:

No, but calling for "globalize the intifada" does make you anti-sematic and anti-western, which Zohan is guilty of.