So this particular graffiti gets counted as antisemitic just because of its particular location?
I think so, yes. It’s the same as the “fuck the monarchy” / “not my king” protestors at the Queen’s funeral / Kings Coronation thingy. Isolated on their own these protestors are well within their rights to display these banners. But in the context of an event where it might cause offence or be interpreted as hateful actions then the law is a little greyer. So in this context, deliberately protesting and graffiting in a large Jewish (actually a large Orthodox Jewish) community could be seen in that light.
Now, agree with that or not (I don’t) that’s kinda what I think they are getting at here.
By that logic though, it is now forbidden to support Palestine in any way or form near a Jewish community. I hope most people can see the issues with this logic.
They are different examples. If you wanted a proper comparison it would be graffiting outside the Israeli embassy. That isn’t antisemitic because it’s literally the country you would be protesting.
The monarchy example is a protest being in a location where everyone there is definitely a monarchist. You’re not going to have ardent republicans queuing to pay respects to some old dead woman, or see an old man in a fancy hat.
The Golders Green example is going to a British community, who practice a particular faith, and asserting that because of that faith they must support Israel, because that country has the same faith. That is what makes it antisemitic, saying that British people must support the actions of a different country just because of their faith.
I hate this trope. “Conflating Israel with all Jews, is antisemitic”. This is exactly what Israel does all the fucking time and Jews internationally hardly push back against it. Criticism of Israel is widely regarded as antisemitic, isn’t that also conflating the two? Or when they call the October 7th attacks antisemitic? Someone doesn’t get to call us antisemitic for criticizing Israel but also say Israel does not represent them. We can all see what they’re doing to Gaza. Religion has fuck all to do with it
I think so, yes. It’s the same as the “fuck the monarchy” / “not my king” protestors at the Queen’s funeral / Kings Coronation thingy. Isolated on their own these protestors are well within their rights to display these banners. But in the context of an event where it might cause offence or be interpreted as hateful actions then the law is a little greyer. So in this context, deliberately protesting and graffiting in a large Jewish (actually a large Orthodox Jewish) community could be seen in that light.
Now, agree with that or not (I don’t) that’s kinda what I think they are getting at here.
By that logic though, it is now forbidden to support Palestine in any way or form near a Jewish community. I hope most people can see the issues with this logic.
That’s exactly where the graffiti should be. Same with the monarchy example.
They are different examples. If you wanted a proper comparison it would be graffiting outside the Israeli embassy. That isn’t antisemitic because it’s literally the country you would be protesting.
The monarchy example is a protest being in a location where everyone there is definitely a monarchist. You’re not going to have ardent republicans queuing to pay respects to some old dead woman, or see an old man in a fancy hat.
The Golders Green example is going to a British community, who practice a particular faith, and asserting that because of that faith they must support Israel, because that country has the same faith. That is what makes it antisemitic, saying that British people must support the actions of a different country just because of their faith.
I hate this trope. “Conflating Israel with all Jews, is antisemitic”. This is exactly what Israel does all the fucking time and Jews internationally hardly push back against it. Criticism of Israel is widely regarded as antisemitic, isn’t that also conflating the two? Or when they call the October 7th attacks antisemitic? Someone doesn’t get to call us antisemitic for criticizing Israel but also say Israel does not represent them. We can all see what they’re doing to Gaza. Religion has fuck all to do with it
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