The sheer state of the German left right now...
Seriously, if I wouldn't see it, I would not believe it. And I'm only seeing the small sample on Mastodon.
Antizionism, critique of Israel, suppost for Palestine get's thrown in with antisemitism so much that's it's basically impossible to figure out what's going on anymore.
Examples from Mastodon:
This picture shows a pro-palestine demonstration, we see people, palestinian flags and two signs reading "freedom for palestine" and "stop the israeli massacres in palestine". The left research network RABA writes: "After the attempted genocide of Jews with thousands of victims by the barbarous Hamas, the palestinian community Bonn and Cologne shows their ideological and personal closeness to the Hamas war. Replaying antisemitic, djihadi propaganda: transparent victim blaming"
Did they see the same picture as me? Do they know more than me? Or do they think any support of palestine is antisemitic by default?
This account called "punch a nazi" is in solidarity with Israel and against antisemitism. Thereby implying that anyone against Israel is antisemitic.
Same account saying: "The antisemitism bubbling to the surface all over the world right now is nothing less than disgusting. Openly disguised as "critique of Israel" or between the lines. Against all antisemitism!"
So no critique of Israel allowed ever? But no one is above criticism, especially not governments. Or do we make an exception for Israel?
Amadeu Antonio Foundation is a widely respected antiracist, antifascist group founded in the memory of a man murdered by nazis in 1990, Amadeu Antionio Kiowa. Here they say as part of a thread for teachers: "The antisemitism refering to Israel is to be differentiated from critique at Israeli government policy, a big challenge for teachers. With the practical handout teachers can react to slogans like "With the policy Israel is doing, I can understand why someone wouldn't like jews" or "Israel is an apartheid state" and catch insecurities and emotions."
Now, if you ask me, the first slogan is clearly antisemitic, the second is just true. How is that differenciating anything?
taz is a left leaning daily newspaper, basically the only one with any reach in Germany. It's staunchly zionist. While it is also showing the plight of the palestinian people, it is also joining in the chorus of other newspapers comparing Israel to Ukraine and therefore Hamas to Putin's Russia. This reads: The German peoples' demostration of solidarity with Israel are poor compared to the war in Ukraine. The actual test is still pending." The headline reads: Pro-Israel-Demonstrations: We don't care"
Same newspaper: "Dozens chant "free Palestine", a schoolground conflict get's political - but there are also other, quieter voices. A week in Neukölln (a neighborhood in Berlin)" With the headline: "Near-East-Conflict in Berlin: Symbol Sonennallee (a street)"
What's wrong with "free Palestine"? Does the palestinian people not have a right to self determination?
Rote Flora is an autonomous center in Hamburg since 1989. They fly a banner reading "Killing Jews is not fighting for freedom! We are in solidarity with all humans in Israel and all jews in the world. You are not alone." Someone posted this picture with the caption: Rote Flora stabil. which is kinda like saying it's based.
Examples end.
This is what I get from left and left leaning groups. Our public broadcast is of course zionist af, but to the point where American news like CNN are nuanced in comparasion.
The conflation of antisemitism and antizionism is just off the charts. I already lost one account for pointing out that these are different things, so I have to mute everything lest I blow up at any of these.
How can anyone look at the situation of the palestinian people and come away with anything but antizionism? That's why we have the term. Who but left and left leaning folks can look at this though a materialist lens? Isn't that our thing?
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Mein friedlicher Versuch nach Bonn zu kommen ist heute beinah gescheitert. Die DB hat am Freitag Mittag scheinbar bekannt gegeben, dass ab heute zwischen Köln und Remagen überhaupt keine Züge fahren, zwecks Bauarbeiten. Am Freitag! Das ist natürlich zeitlich vollkommen ausreichend. :)
Die DB handelt, als könnte man den deutschen ÖPNV nach den Prinzipien von Sun Tzu's Die Kunst des Krieges regeln. Ich glaube nur nicht, dass Überraschungsangriffe ihren Platz in dieser Infrastruktur haben.
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