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Antisemitism is generally viewed as a bigoted attitude toward those of the Jewish faith. For example:
"All Jews must die," "All Jews are inferior to x," "All Jews are murderers," or "Jews should be forbidden to practice their faith."
What antisemitism is not is an informed objection to enacted policies of the Jewish State of Israel. Nor is it a support for the plight of the Palestinian citizenry. For example:
"I oppose what Israel is doing, because x, y, or z," or "I feel sorry for the Palestinians, because x, y, or z."
I repeat: That does not mean the person is antisemitic! Opposition to Israel's political behavior does not necessarily constitute a hatred of the Jewish people, nor does a person's general sympathy for the innocent Palestinians caught in the fighting.
As such, reported posts or threads that confuse opposition to Israel's actions and policies with antisemitism will be ignored. Abuse of the report system will result in a warning. Posters from now on are expected to distinguish between the two, and the moderating staff cannot be held responsible for failure to do so.
Be reminded that religiously bigoted statements will be moderated, as per the site rules:
"USMB is not a "hate" site, and we will not condone such behavior. We do not allow posts that include racial slurs, pejoratives, or religiously bigoted statements."
Continued use of religiously bigoted statements, either toward Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, will result in a warning, a thread ban, and a ban from the I/P forum itself--in that order. Choose your posts wisely.
I hope this helps!
 --TK
"All Jews must die," "All Jews are inferior to x," "All Jews are murderers," or "Jews should be forbidden to practice their faith."
What antisemitism is not is an informed objection to enacted policies of the Jewish State of Israel. Nor is it a support for the plight of the Palestinian citizenry. For example:
"I oppose what Israel is doing, because x, y, or z," or "I feel sorry for the Palestinians, because x, y, or z."
I repeat: That does not mean the person is antisemitic! Opposition to Israel's political behavior does not necessarily constitute a hatred of the Jewish people, nor does a person's general sympathy for the innocent Palestinians caught in the fighting.
As such, reported posts or threads that confuse opposition to Israel's actions and policies with antisemitism will be ignored. Abuse of the report system will result in a warning. Posters from now on are expected to distinguish between the two, and the moderating staff cannot be held responsible for failure to do so.
Be reminded that religiously bigoted statements will be moderated, as per the site rules:
"USMB is not a "hate" site, and we will not condone such behavior. We do not allow posts that include racial slurs, pejoratives, or religiously bigoted statements."
Continued use of religiously bigoted statements, either toward Judaism, Christianity, or Islam, will result in a warning, a thread ban, and a ban from the I/P forum itself--in that order. Choose your posts wisely.
I hope this helps!
 --TK
