Matt Williams
2 min readApr 13, 2024

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Speaking of people I could quote who are similarly critical of Israeli policies:

"The land now called Israel belongs to the Arab refugees no less than to any Israeli.” -William Zuckerman.

“Israel was created exactly 70 years ago as a haven for refugees from the Holocaust. But the mistreatment of those suffering from today’s atrocities is simply not in line with my Jewish values.” -Natalie Portman.

"German politicians and media talk incessantly about protecting Jews from antisemitism, [but many who] criticize the Israeli government and the war on Gaza have been cancelled and certainly attacked. I’m an Israeli citizen and I’ve been accused of being a Hamas supporter, and even a Nazi, in mainstream media. Need I add that I am neither?” -Susan Neiman

What was that you said about Israel being a land of refugees? Funny how, in your mind, that doesn't include the ones created by the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. And predictably, the people I quote have been called "antisemitic" and even "nazis" for their views. According to Emily Dische-Becker, almost a third of those people deplatformed and censored in Germany in recent years for their supposed antisemitism have been Jews.

https://thedigradio.com/podcast/the-german-question-w-emily-dische-becker/

Much like how Trump accused Jews of not voting for him for being "disloyal to Israel." It's hilarious how criticism of Israel's policies is labeled "antisemitism" when Jew-bashing idiots and bigots get a pass for claiming to be "pro-Israel." Not unlike the Religious Right who give adulterers, sex offenders, and people wanting to punish the impoverished a pass because they want to criminalize abortion.

And then there's the 52% of Israeli's who don't like or trust Netanyahu, mainly on a count of his corruption, abuses, and how he uses "security" as a justification to clamp down on civil liberties and murdering Palestinians:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/01/israelis-have-polarized-views-of-netanyahu-reflecting-conflicts-many-see-in-israeli-society/

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Matt Williams
Matt Williams

Written by Matt Williams

Space/astronomy journalist for Universe Today, SF author, and all around family man!

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