What is the proper way to criticize Jews or Israel without being anti Semite?

Question

I mean if there are facts that support criticism that is not anti Semite or is it? Nobody likes criticism but Christians and Muslims get though criticism all the time but if I criticize Jews in any forum I'm deemed to be anti Semite. I personally don't have anything against Jews in fact many of my friends are Jew, but some things are not right and deserve criticism.


Antisemitism is the unfounded hostility or prejudice towards Jews as a religious, racial, or ethnic group.

Answer 1

Why do you care?

If you want to criticize you can write a scathing article on all three faiths mentioned and you will be okay.

But if you want to post screwy things on blogs because you are fishing for a reaction, you will most likely get labeled a racist.

Answer 2

for a similar reason you cant call black human beings the "N" observe. this is taboo. you may remember, the Holocaust replaced into recent in background, and the close to entire annihilation of a human beings tend to leave a taboo stigma on criticism against them. same with blacks. they had a combat for civil rights which made the use of the N observe taboo. in my opinion i do no longer care. in case you sense such as you need to particular your self in this type of way, accomplish that. this is our God given authentic!

Answer 3

Assuming it's a genuine question, then 'Redisca' deserves the best answer - she addresses all the relevant issues and then some. Great stuff.

I would just add that there are a large amount of people who, despite not knowing Israel's history, and despite never having been there, nevertheless feel confident to pronounce on what Israel 'should' or 'shouldn't do'.

You can't criticise Israel without understanding why she does what she does; i.e. what she has suffered at the hands of her Arab neighbours. Also the fact that the very term 'Palestinian' used to refer mainly to Jews - we have lived there for 3000 years continuously.

Israel is no worse, but probably quite a bit better, than many other countries on this planet. Yet she is also the most criticised.

Answer 4

As a Jew, I think that the best way to do it is not by criticizing Jews as a blanket statement. Criticize the action or the thinking, not "Jews because" or something like that. Not all Jews are alike, so whatever it is you are wanting to criticize, odds are strong that not all Jews participate in whatever it is. Also, if you are criticizing something the Israeli state did, then that's okay, but if you are criticizing Israelis as a group, same statement applies as before, not all Israelis are alike or believe in the same thing.
Would you say something like, "I hate Jews who eat peanut butter, or would you just say, I hate people who eat peanut butter." Because the first would be anti-Semitic... the implication is that you hate them because they are Jewish peanut-butter eaters, not because they eat peanut butter. I hope that makes it a little clearer to you.
And there are some people who are going to cry anti-Semitism no matter what you say, if it's against a Jew or Israel.

Answer 5

Well, on here you can't, because someone will see it as anti semitic. It won't matter what you say, or how you say it, or how it sounds or reads...no matter how nicely you put it!! It just won't matter! You will be branded! It is how this country is now, no one can say anything about anyone without being labeled, usually wrongly labeled!

Answer 6

It's ok to criticize, not even the jews are perfect. the first half of the old testament is about them complaining and screwing up. Just as long as you don't hate them as a people.

Answer 7

Criticize them for what they do and not for who they are.

Answer 8

just dont! why you have to? maybe there r things that you see its wrong but those r right to them and the other way there r right to you bt its wrong to others. respect not criticism.

Answer 9

Criticise the act, not the person, or the people

Answer 10

don't criticize or judge unless your home is made of glass.