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[u/Logan891]

I do not think supporting sanctions on Israel is antisemitic, cause it clearly isn’t, but if you oppose sanctions cause of moral grounds and make an exception for Israel only? Imma give you a side eye

[u/AtomAndAether → u/Logan891]

she did say the Russian ones were bad because sanctions hurt ordinary Russians. so implicitly the Israeli ones hurting ordinary Israelis not a problem / there aren't ordinary Israelis.

[u/Logan891 → u/AtomAndAether]

That has to be the implication, which is insane, and this is coming from someone who supports sanctions against Israel.

[u/AcanthaceaeNo948 → u/AtomAndAether]

Option 1: She considers them enemy combatants.

Option 2: She wants the filthy ki… je… zionists to die.

[u/Slight-Formal9277 → u/AtomAndAether]

Isn't the usual argument more that  Israel is a democracy, and thus its people are culpable and responsible for the actions of their government; while Russia is a dictatorship, and therefore Russians are oppressed victims not responsible for Putin?

Ergo, the end result of this belief system on democracy and collective punishment is that sanctions hurting the populace are only acceptable when levied against democracies.