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still_one

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15. Anti-Semitism doesn't bother Netanyahu if it comes from what they consider their political allies.
Sun Oct 28, 2018, 05:29 PM
Oct 2018





Netanyahu has no problem with leaders such as Trump, Putin, or Viktor Orban of Hungary, regardless of whether they are anti-Semitic. He has never criticized trump for ignoring or encouraging white supremacy in the U.S., and endorsed Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, despite the fact that Kurz's coalition includes the "Freedom Party", which is a neo-Nazi party.

Over 80% of American Jews do NOT support trump, his ideology, and are loyal Democrats. That is a fact. I happen to be part of that 80% of American Jews.

It should be noted that in the same way that the Trump is the President, Netanyahu is the prime minister, they both preside over a divided populous, that do not represent a plurality in the respective countries.

The problem is once one starts down the road where you close your eye to racism and bigotry of your "friends", you end up becoming the racists and bigots you profess to abhor

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