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12. I am pro and anti Israel

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 12:10 AM

Jan 2013

I am for them having their own state but against some of their policies and how they carry them out.

Kind of like me here in the US - I am against some policies here and for others.

Some will say I am against the US because I don't back all of their ideals and policies.

So I am 'anti-US' and 'pro-US' at the same time.

Difference is, to some if you do not back Israel 100% you are anti-semitic.

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What does it mean to DU'ers to call someone "anti-Israel"? [View all] Ken Burch Jan 2013 OP

Not pro-Israel enough for the right n/t Still Sensible Jan 2013 #1

By that measure, The Labor and Meretz parties are anti-Israel. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #3

Disagrees with Likud and Binyamin N? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #2

I'm opposed to our tax dollars going pretty much to their war machine madokie Jan 2013 #4

OK...but could you respond a bit more directly to the questions in the OP? Ken Burch Jan 2013 #5

Interesting that some are saying any criticism of Israel at all...not just on security policy. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #6

Read the time editorial by Joe Klein. This was started by william Kristol, and is total BS still_one Jan 2013 #7

OK, I'll read that. Thanks. n/t. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #8

It's the same as 'anti-American' Violet_Crumble Jan 2013 #9

To me, if you cannot even say you agree with Yitzhak Rabin's policies, you are anti-Israel. stevenleser Jan 2013 #10

I agree with Rabin's efforts towards peace. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #11

I am pro and anti Israel The Straight Story Jan 2013 #12

We're more or less in the same position n/t. Ken Burch Jan 2013 #13

If you do nothing but call Israel an evil apartheid state UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #14