poetpiot lost me.

Plain matter is just plain hostile. Not only does he/she pull a post I made in Oct. 2004 and repost it in this string---as if it would be relevant here---but I am mocked for my indignation of having my posts pulled.

I stand by my belief that Wendy Campbell is an anti-semite. I don't throw that word around and accuse everyone who criticizes Israel as an anti-semite (as some here have stated).

Here is an interesting comment from indybay.org by Afroman which I think is helpful in determining who is an anti-semite and who is merely a critic.

Debate

by Afroman
Friday, Feb. 11, 2005 at 10:39 AM


I would like to say a few words about evaluating debate when it comes to Israel.

As we see here and elsewhere, no campaign exists to prevent people from expressing negative opinions about Israeli policy. In fact, the most vociferous critics of Israel are Israelis themselves who use their freedom of speech to express their concerns every day. A glance at any Israeli newspaper will reveal a surfeit of articles questioning particular government policies.

Anti-Semites and those who hide behind the moniker Anti-Zionist, however, do not share Israelis' interest in improving the society; their goal is to delegitimize the state in the short-run, and destroy it in the long-run. There is nothing Israel could do to satisfy these critics.

Natan Sharansky has suggested a “3-D� test for differentiating legitimate criticism of Israel from anti-Semitism.

The first “D� is the test of whether Israel or its leaders are being demonized or their actions blown out of proportion. Equating Israel with Nazi Germany is one example of demonization.

The second “D� is the test of double standards. An example is when Israel is singled out for condemnation at the United Nations for perceived human rights abuses while nations that violate human rights on a massive scale, such as Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, are not even mentioned.

The third “D� is the test of delegitimization. Questioning Israel's legitimacy, that is, its right to exist is always anti-Semitic.

Putting it another way:

Legitimate critics accept Israel's right to exist, whereas anti-Semites do not. Anti-Semites use double standards when they criticize Israel, for example, denying Israelis the right to pursue their legitimate claims while encouraging the Palestinians to do so.

Anti-Semites deny Israel the right to defend itself, and ignore Jewish victims, while blaming Israel for pursuing their murderers. Anti-Semites rarely, if ever, make positive statements about Israel. Anti-Semites describe Israelis using pejorative terms and hate-speech, suggesting, for example, that they are “racists� or “Nazis.�

We find the anti-Semite's mode of argumentation in alarmingly many places. The Jews should not have to stand alone against these lies and accusations which if repeated enough acquire a patina of truth. Decent people of all denominations should denounce it as what it is: An attempt, once again, to debase and destroy the Jewish people.