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In reply to the discussion: Antwerp: Protesters chant ‘Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas' [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)8. We should not be surprised to see some European activists are grotesque racists.
However, because the fact that they paint all Jews, inside and outside of Israel with the same brush, doesn't mean all those in opposition to Israel's military policy should not be painted with the same brush.
According to the story, out of 150 demonstrators, "Several demonstrators can be heard chanting Hamas, Hamas, all Jews to the gas. Now, because several chanted, that doesn't mean that the entire group of 150 were in accord with them.
Occupy demonstrations in the U.S. have shown us that not all demonstrators are of one mind. Black Bloc anarchists often demonstrated with Occupy, and they were not in line with the majority.
This news release appears to be written more as propaganda than as a real report on the situation in Antwerp.
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Disgusting. SHOULD be roundly criticized by EVERYONE, without exception. nt
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#6
We should not be surprised to see some European activists are grotesque racists.
Agnosticsherbet
Nov 2012
#8
In many European countries this conflict has become a far left vs far right issue..
Lars77
Nov 2012
#9
Hm, who knows. It has virtually nothing to do with the real conflict going on now though.
Lars77
Nov 2012
#16
My eighth grade US History teacher explained this phenomenon to us back in 1970
slackmaster
Nov 2012
#11
"reportedly..." "several demonstrators..." Jerusalem Post (extreme right-wing)
JackRiddler
Nov 2012
#20