"KEVIN HATES JEWS"

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Look , there were posts about Zionism etc. , before I got here. More then the stance being taken (pro-Palestinian etc.) I am concerned by the language used to argue these points.

So okay if you have distant family that were holocaust victims... the question still remains... how can you compare the harsh life of a Palestinian to the victims and survivors of the Holocaust? There's no merit behind these comparisons. So you're trying to be extreme and get a point across, but by invoking the memory of the holocaust you're cheapening it, and inadvertantly following in the footsteps of antisemites who attempt to use the remberance of the Holocaust against the victims themselves. If Jews were acting as Nazis it would be horrible... you're right... but why put that hurtfull idea out there is you can't even make a direct and specific corrolation. To some, the mere thought of Jews holding a power position puts them in the "Nazi role". It's turnspeak. Why doesn't it bother you when you hear people call Sharon, Hitler? .... and I'm not saying that means you should support him or Israel at all... but at his worst Sharon is by no means Hitler. The image of a Jewish leader with a swastika painted over his face should frighten you. Really, aren't there ways of hating him without invoking images of antisemetism? Wouldn't that be better for the cause itself? Certainly there are plenty of notorious military leaders accused of war crimes with names you can pin on him, and it would at least be an accurate comparison to the crimes Sharon is accused of... and yet Hitler isn't one of them. Can you see what I'm getting at?

Hey, and for all I know you're no more Jewish then Sammy Davis Jr. but it's apparent you identify with your ancestry and you consider yourself a Jew. That said... the main link between Jews is first and foremost a religious one....and while most modern Jews would rather see a Jewish homeland bonded by Bagels and Mel Brooks, the reality is that we are all linked by a history....one that comes from the Bible (fiction or not)...and while you might reject that concept, the truth is this is ultimately where your identity stems from. Someone in your lineage was religious. So you might be that anamoly...the Jew that denies the validity of the Jewish religion... and if you're real trendy, even resents the religion itself.... but a Jewish homeland will always have these links by the sheer nature of it's existance...and Jews will also have this link with or without a homeland.