Current Events > Bernie Sanders: Progressives shouldn't call Israel an apartheid state

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UberEats
05/25/21 12:25:52 PM
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hockeybub89
05/25/21 12:26:13 PM
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RebelElite791
05/25/21 12:26:19 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Israel is an apartheid state


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MrToothHasYou
05/25/21 12:26:44 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Israel is an apartheid state

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Turtlemayor333
05/25/21 12:26:58 PM
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Yeah this won't stop anybody because progressives aren't a cult built around one man

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Krojen
05/25/21 12:27:05 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Israel is an apartheid state


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UberEats
05/25/21 12:30:20 PM
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Turtlemayor333 posted...
Yeah this won't stop anybody because progressives aren't a cult built around one man

Just around one woman who is literally perfect
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Talk2DaHand
05/25/21 12:30:21 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Israel is an apartheid state

Preach

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Cheater87
05/25/21 12:36:05 PM
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This is where I disagree with you Sanders.

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Njolk
05/25/21 12:42:48 PM
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An apartheid regime uses laws, practices and organized violence to cement the supremacy of one group over another
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Letron_James
05/25/21 12:43:55 PM
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Fuck Israel and their apartheid state ass

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Middle hope
05/25/21 12:44:35 PM
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pogo_rabid
05/25/21 12:45:32 PM
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If Israel is an apartheid state because of their gov't, then Palestine is a terrorist state because of Hamas.

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Funkydog
05/25/21 12:47:27 PM
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While there is a definite argument to make to push for disassociation from anti semites who try and use what Israel is doing to attack Jews in general, softening our stance and words against Israel's actions only allows them to continue doing what they are doing. Fuck anti semites, but also fuck Israel's government and army.

They are not above criticism and should be called out for what they are and are doing.

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hockeybub89
05/25/21 12:49:43 PM
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pogo_rabid posted...
If Israel is an apartheid state because of their gov't, then Palestine is a terrorist state because of Hamas.
What the fuck do you mean "because of the government"? The government (or state) is what is instituting the apartheid.

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Broseph_Stalin
05/25/21 1:05:33 PM
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It was funny watching them say the conflict is an uncomplicated, one-sided example of oppressors and oppressed and then pretending to be surprised when it led to a rise in anti-Semitism.
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ScazarMeltex
05/25/21 1:07:27 PM
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Yeah well, he's fucking wrong. It absolutely is an apartheid state.

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CobraGT
05/25/21 1:33:24 PM
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Some liberals are self-proclaimed. I am not sure that the increase in anti-semitic attacks is not seasonal being as the weather is better.

Not only is there a need to stop destroying the wealth in Gaza and stop killing children. There is a need to distribute the wealth among those producing it. Workers are not getting their share.

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FL81
05/25/21 1:36:00 PM
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alt-right icon Bernie Sanders

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Ubergeneral3
05/25/21 1:42:55 PM
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he's right. Aparthred would imply that israelis belive there is a place for Palestinians. They don't. They want to eradicate them.

The aren't an Aparthed state. They are an ethnostate.

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Dat_Cracka_Jax
05/25/21 1:44:57 PM
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So Trump's language causes violence to Asians but this doesn't cause violence to Jewish people in America?

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Veggeta X
05/25/21 1:51:32 PM
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Turtlemayor333 posted...
Yeah this won't stop anybody because progressives aren't a cult built around one man
And progressive is a subjective term

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ButteryMales
05/25/21 1:57:23 PM
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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
So Trump's language causes violence to Asians but this doesn't cause violence to Jewish people in America?
Calling Covid-19 the China virus when China actually tested and contact traced covid into recession is stupid and only leads to violence.

Calling Israel an apartheid state is just textbook fact.
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Smashingpmkns
05/25/21 2:00:28 PM
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Broseph_Stalin
05/25/21 2:00:28 PM
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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
So Trump's language causes violence to Asians but this doesn't cause violence to Jewish people in America?

No one ever accused progressives of being honest.


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Tyranthraxus
05/25/21 2:19:55 PM
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Here's the video if you just want to see the actual exchange

https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1396556620583383041?s=19

I fucking hate how journalism these days is just embedding someone else's tweet into a website filled with 50 ads and thanks to shitty SEOs those websites are what shows up on search results instead of the real story.

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iPhone_7
05/25/21 2:22:56 PM
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F*** Bernie Sanders, it is an apartheid state

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CobraGT
05/25/21 2:26:00 PM
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I fucking hate how journalism these days is just embedding someone else's tweet into a website filled with 50 ads and thanks to shitty SEOs those websites are what shows up on search results instead of the real story.

I hate how impossible it is to search for real data.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/opinion/bernie-sanders-israel-palestine-gaza.html

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Tyranthraxus
05/25/21 2:26:02 PM
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iPhone_7 posted...
F*** Bernie Sanders, it is an apartheid state
He didn't say it wasn't. Just that calling it apartheid is causing a rise in antisemitism around the world.

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justaguy3492
05/25/21 2:26:15 PM
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Says to tone down the rhetoric then goes on to describe Gaza as an apartheid state without saying it directly. Lol. Also fuck anyone who thinks criticizing Israel = antisemitism.

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Antifar
05/25/21 2:27:10 PM
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Shut up, old man

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CobraGT
05/25/21 2:29:21 PM
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But the fact of the matter is that Israel remains the one sovereign authority in the land of Israel and Palestine, and rather than preparing for peace and justice, it has been entrenching its unequal and undemocratic control.
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It is shocking and saddening that racist mobs that attack Palestinians on the streets of Jerusalem now have representation in its Knesset.

These dangerous trends are not unique to Israel. Around the world, in Europe, in Asia, in South America and here in the United States, we have seen the rise of similar authoritarian nationalist movements. These movements exploit ethnic and racial hatreds in order to build power for a corrupt few rather than prosperity, justice and peace for the many. For the last four years, these movements had a friend in the White House.
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Damn_Underscore
05/25/21 2:35:27 PM
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He heavily criticized Israels actions on a public stage but told everyone to stop using buzzwords, citing a recent increase in antisemitic attacks.

You really have to wonder about the actual intentions of the people hating on him for this.

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David1988
05/25/21 2:39:48 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
He didn't say it wasn't. Just that calling it apartheid is causing a rise in antisemitism around the world.


This, he isnt saying it isnt. Much like how calling covid the China virus isnt completely false, but such phrasings leads to unintended backlash against people who are completely innocent in all this.

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CobraGT
05/25/21 2:40:30 PM
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Does Tictoc allow post encouraging hate crimes?

In April, some Palestinian youths uploaded a short video of themselves assaulting an Orthodox Jew on public transportation, as a way of inspiring copycat attacks.

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legendary_zell
05/25/21 2:40:51 PM
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It is a system where only Jewish people have the right of self determination and where Jews and Palestinians/non-Jews have different legal rights and statuses that directly conflict, depending on the religious and ethnic group they're from. Sounds like apartheid to me.

Until Israel does not restrict legal rights and equality based on religion and ethnicity, they will be an apartheid state/ethnostate. The only question is whether that's somehow justified by necessity, religion, etc (hint:no). At the end of the day, the Jewish people are entitled to a place where they can be safe and secure. No group of people is entitled to supremacy anywhere over anyone though, and that's what Israel is in the process of securing.

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Damn_Underscore
05/25/21 2:52:00 PM
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Apparently a lot of people arent aware that there ~20% of Israeli citizens are Arab. They live normal lives and are represented in the Israeli government. The only difference between Jewish and non-Jewish citizens of Israel is that Israeli Jews are required to serve in the military, and military veterans get some social benefits.

Israel is occupying the state of Palestine and that is where Israel is oppressing people. If Israel were to pull out of Palestine, they would probably be expected to help Palestine and its people get back on their feet, but otherwise the oppression that is being discussed now would end.

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Tyranthraxus
05/25/21 4:17:09 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Apparently a lot of people arent aware that there ~20% of Israeli citizens are Arab. They live normal lives and are represented in the Israeli government. The only difference between Jewish and non-Jewish citizens of Israel is that Israeli Jews are required to serve in the military, and military veterans get some social benefits.

Israel is occupying the state of Palestine and that is where Israel is oppressing people. If Israel were to pull out of Palestine, they would probably be expected to help Palestine and its people get back on their feet, but otherwise the oppression that is being discussed now would end.

What is Palestine though. If it's just Gaza they've already "pulled out" they just keep throwing rockets at them.

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Damn_Underscore
05/25/21 4:31:59 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
What is Palestine though. If it's just Gaza they've already "pulled out" they just keep throwing rockets at them.

Gaza and West Bank.

To be exact, they would need to negotiate a true Two State Solution. But that is easier said than done unfortunately.

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hockeybub89
05/25/21 4:47:46 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
He heavily criticized Israels actions on a public stage but told everyone to stop using buzzwords, citing a recent increase in antisemitic attacks.

You really have to wonder about the actual intentions of the people hating on him for this.
They're not buzzwords if they are correct. I'm sorry if they offend some people's sensibilities. We shouldn't shy from the ugly, disgusting truths of this world just because some awful idiots appropriate them for evil. We have the ability to shit on them at the same time we are shitting on this Israel conflict.

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Southernfatman
05/25/21 4:54:38 PM
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I like ya Bernie, but got to disagree here. Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, etc.

And look at how many others disagree with him as well. Certain folks liked to make out every Bernie fan as a fanatic that agrees with him 100%.

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cjsdowg
05/25/21 4:55:39 PM
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Fuck him .

By the definition of the word , that is what they are. I am so sick of people tip toeing around Israel horrors.

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Damn_Underscore
05/25/21 5:03:22 PM
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They are not correct.

If Israel annexed the Gaza Strip and West Bank and then forced the Palestinian people to live as second class citizens, that would be directly comparable to the Apartheid that occurred in South Africa in the 20th century. What is happening now is not the same thing. Its more similar to how European countries ruled over colonies but with 21st century geopolitics (although this is a separate issue because antisemites claim the fact that Jews are even there to begin with is colonialism).

Calling it apartheid is most definitely using a buzzword for added edge.

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hockeybub89
05/25/21 5:08:17 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
They are not correct.

If Israel annexed the Gaza Strip and West Bank and then forced the Palestinian people to live as second class citizens, that would be directly comparable to the Apartheid that occurred in South Africa in the 20th century. What is happening now is not the same thing. Its more similar to how European countries ruled over colonies but with 21st century geopolitics (although this is a separate issue because antisemites claim the fact that Jews are even there to begin with is colonialism).

Calling it apartheid is most definitely using a buzzword for added edge.
I can't hear you from America's concentration camps.

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Damn_Underscore
05/25/21 5:12:03 PM
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If you refuse to see the very real nuance in this situation then theres nothing I can do.

But it seems that the practical results of the anti-Israel rhetoric is an increase in antisemitic hate crimes, so you should consider that.

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fuming
05/25/21 5:15:32 PM
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But it seems that the practical results of anti-Israel rhetoric is an increase in antisemitic hate crimes, so you should consider that.

yeah, pointing out the horrible things israel does only has one consequence: an increase in antisemitism. totally dude. no other effects.
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Damn_Underscore
05/25/21 5:18:01 PM
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fuming posted...
yeah, pointing out the horrible things israel does only has one consequence: an increase in antisemitism. totally dude. no other effects.

Pointing out the horrible things Israel does and attaching onto buzzwords are not the same thing.

That is what this topic is about...

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hockeybub89
05/25/21 5:18:13 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
If you refuse to see the very real nuance in this situation then theres nothing I can do.

But it seems that the practical results of the anti-Israel rhetoric is an increase in antisemitic hate crimes, so you should consider that.
Should we also not criticize China because of the increase in anti-Asian hate crimes? Should we only criticize China by not naming them and using the most milquetoast terms we can think of?

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au_gold
05/25/21 5:18:59 PM
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Bernie with a rare bad take.

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fuming
05/25/21 5:19:03 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Pointing out the horrible things Israel does and attaching onto buzzwords are not the same thing.

That is what this topic is about...

so you are fine with anti-israel rhetoric in spite of the increase in anti-semitism as long as it does not use a buzzword?
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