Supporter argues speaking out against violence is not anti-Semitic
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A Jewish commenter defended Lewis, arguing that calling for Jewish people to distance themselves from Israeli government actions is not anti-Semitic but rather necessary to prevent anti-Semites from conflating Israel with all Jewish people.
“it is not anti-semitism to say that Jews need to speak up. Quite the opposite.”
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Avi Lewis NDP leader
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I’m with Avi Lewis here. You see, the problem is when Jewish people say, “We need to speak up about what’s going on in Gaza—ensure it’s not in our name,” you get a dogpile of people accusing us of shifting collective blame on Jews. But if you don’t say this violence isn’t in our name, you have anti-semites conflating Israel with Jews and getting…
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Negative generalizations or dehumanization towards people or groups based solely or largely on grounds such as those laid out in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are not permitted. This includes but is not limited to race, national or ethnic origin (including First Nations), colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability and also…
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Trying to link Lewis to anti-semitism is such a losing argument. He’s a Jewish man that’s repeatedly spoke out against the conflation of Jewish people with the state of Israel
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