- DISCUSSING PALESTINE-ISRAEL: A SIMPLE LANGUAGE GUIDE FOR PALESTINE ACTIVISTS Archived Message
Posted by Der
on November 2, 2023, 4:03 am
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Excellent guide. Lots of useful references as well. Extract: "DO NOT ATTACK JEWS AS A PEOPLE Avoid terminology like “Jew” or “the Jews” when criticising the policies of the Israeli state. It is important not to hold Jewish people in general responsible for the decisions of the Israeli state. To attack Jews as people, and to hold them collectively responsible, is anti-semitism. It is important to understand that there are many Jews around the world, including in the UK, who are opposed to Israel’s policies of settler-colonialism in Palestine. Defenders of Israeli state violence often try to falsely present supporters of Palestine as hateful anti-semites who wish to destroy the Jews as a collective people. In order to combat this ridiculous accusation, it is important to make a distinction between Jewish people, who are not all responsible for what is happening in Gaza, and the Israeli state, which does hold responsibility. Engaging in anti-semitic speech does a disservice to the Palestinian cause by seemingly supporting the false idea that being pro-Palestine is anti-Semitic. Therefore, only ever use the words “Israel,” and/or terms like “Israeli state” and/or “Israeli government,” and not “Jews.”..." https://www.mend.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Palestine_Terminology_Sheet.pdf |
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