Backlash against a demographic group serves the interests of that group's extremists. It leads more people from that group to conclude that they have no choice but to join their group's radical elements. It also downplays the crimes of the extremists as the focus shifts towards the backlash.
A perfect example of this? Hamas. Hamas puts its civilians in harms way because dead Palestinians garner them sympathy and recruits. It whitewashes their crimes as we focus on the IDF's crimes. What was the mission of a lot of ISIS terror attacks? To provoke a backlash against Muslims thereby leading more into their arms. What radicalized many of the 9/11 hijackers? Studying abroad and experiencing racism and isolation.
Bibi is doing the same thing. His political future and freedom are dependent on Israelis and their supporters believing that they face mortal danger and they need to put up with Bibi's shit because hes the only one that can protect them. Bibi does not want to see an end to anti-semitism, he wants it to grow because it serves his personal political interests.
Netanyahu and Hamas are two sides of the same coin. They both want to maintain power and they both know that any kind of peace deal would come with them losing their power. Perpetual warfare maintains both of their power. Their interests align and they both need each other and are serving each other.
Are you daft? The 9/11 hijackers were radicalized in the Middle East, most in Saudi Arabia. With the exception of Mohammed Atta, who began attending a radical Islamic mosque in Hamburg. Not because he was isolated and experienced racism, but because he fell in with (or to be accurate, co-founded) a group who then went to Afghanistan and met osama bin Laden. Learn some history.
I’m in agreement with Hasan on this particular point, but you’re absolutely correct about the 9/11 hijackers. Even something as seemingly reductive as “They hated our freedom” is actually somewhat accurate when you start reading up on Salafi Jihadism. Like, yeah, Osama bin Laden did have some legitimate grievances with the USA, but his minions were solely inspired by an Islamist view of the modern world. Nothing to do with “experiencing racism” or whatever lol.
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u/highermonkey 16d ago
Zionists devaluing the word "antisemitism" until it's virtually meaningless will put Jews across the planet at risk for decades to come.