A thread beaded with some gems from Irish advocates of Palestinians I encountered in recent dys, following the much-ado-about-nothing of #sallyrooney 's boycott of Native Hebrew-Readers:
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18 Oct

@Norfolkbound22

@Norfolkbound22 explains that the Irish obsessive focus on the Jewish state stems from "the Irish's understanding of the political and military actions of an occupier."
And that it's up to Jews to "disentangle" criticism of Israeli govt from "true anti-semiticism". /1

This opinion was in response to this thread in which I collected a few notable events during the 20th century which seem to form a pattern of consistent and unrelenting ill-will towards Jews, wherever they may be. /2
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Now let's look the first argument, which has been repeatedly provided by many Irish advocates of Palestinians as an excuse for Irish obsessive focus on the Jewish state:
"the Irish's understanding of the political and military actions of an occupier." /3

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16 Oct

@AnneOLe43078812

@AnneOLe43078812 doesn't understand why calling Jews "rat" is textbook antisemitic. It's like she really enjoys twisting the dagger buried in our heart. A proud advocate for Palestinians. Scratch an antiZionist and the inner-Nazi shows up./1

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16 Oct

Reminder: Palestinian anti-Christian violence. Not a new thing.

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13 Oct

1. Limerick boycott 1904: The economic boycott of the Jewish community lasted over two years.

2. 3 months after Hitler’s rise to power, the head of the Irish mission in Berlin, Leo McCauley, noted a rise in inquiries about immigration to Ireland from German Jews and Jews of Polish nationality.

3. “As far as possible the legation has discouraged such persons from going to Ireland”, he wrote to Dublin.
In a revealing aside, McCauley added that Jewish refugees had “to some extent . . . brought the trouble [on] themselves”.

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