Members unicorn Posted November 9 Members Posted November 9 One cannot condone anti-Semitism in any form, and recent blurbs on the press are quick to show the horrors of anti-Semitism in recent events related to soccer matches in Amsterdam. Hidden in the depths of these stories (not reported on the TV or radio, but located deep in the depth of some printed news stories), one also sees the flip side. https://apnews.com/article/maccabi-tel-aviv-amsterdam-violence-protests-palestinian-bcea212281f682098c4c77ef552af5f1 "...Ahead of the game, large crowds of supporters of the Israeli team could be seen on video chanting anti-Arab slogans as they headed to the stadium, escorted by police. “Let the IDF win, and (expletive) the Arabs,” the fans chanted, using the acronym of the Israeli military, as they shook their fists. It also showed police pushing several pro-Palestinian protesters away from a Maccabi fan gathering in a square earlier in the day...". While this does not excuse any violence, of course, it seems the height of hypocrisy to be wailing at the results of a response to one's own racist baiting. How could anyone be surprised at the results of these taunts which were not just racist themselves, but tone-deaf to the suffering of innocent Palestinians. Once again, racist taunts don't justify violence. However, the outcome shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone. If I went to a bar frequented by any demographic group, and proceeded to chant slogans making fun of that bar's demographic, I could predict the result (even if battery is still illegal). Quote
