Thread by @daverich1

Emma Watson's post isn't, in and of itself, antisemitic. It may be simplistic, ignorant, one-sided, and many other things, but it isn't antisemitic and expressing solidarity with Palestinians doesn't, in and of itself, make Emma Watson an antisemite.

https://twitter.com/dannydanon/status/1477988070398038021

Here's a different way of responding from a different Israeli diplomat (but with a similar line in Harry Potter-themed puns) that tries to engage with some of the arguments. It's a much better way, whether you agree with Gilad Erdan's points or not

https://twitter.com/giladerdan1/status/1478029491805077505

Of course, the relationship between anti-Israel politics and antisemitism is complicated. Some anti-Israel speech is antisemitic, some isn't, and some of it is sometimes depending on context. Use the IHRA definition to help work it out holocaustremembrance.com/working-defini…

People with strongly anti-Israel views are more likely to also hold anti-Jewish views, but the two do not automatically go together and it shouldn't be assumed that someone expressing support for Palestine is antisemitic cst.org.uk/news/blog/2017…

Extreme or one-sided anti-Israel invective provides the mood music for antisemitic attacks against Jews in the UK, US and elsewhere, as we saw in May last year. It isn't harmless. cst.org.uk/news/blog/2021…

Then there's the question of which groups to support & endorse. I don't know whether Emma Watson did any due diligence on the group whose post she promoted but it's something I would always encourage. With great power comes great responsibility etc (I know that's the wrong film!)

But if you add all this up - it still doesn't make Emma Watson an antisemite, and it is unfair and unhelpful to call her one.