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Your rage isn't about Gaza. It's about Jews.

JL;DR SUMMARY Tobias Gisle argues that the intense emotional reactions to Israel's actions often blur the line between legitimate criticism and antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaJewish StateCriticismAnti ZionismWar CrimesMiddle Eastern StudiesHistorical TropesEmotional Rhetoric

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Stockholm, Sweden
"This is a guest essay written by Tobias Gisle, who has a masters degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Stockholm University."
Israel
"As the worlds largest religion, of course there are people who think differently; thankfully, many Christians today have left the idea of the Jews as Christ-killers to the dustbin of history."
United Kingdom
"This is strictly forbidden at The Guardian, The New York Times, and the BBC."
United States
"This is strictly forbidden at The Guardian, The New York Times, and the BBC."

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