Written by OpenAI
Every day, we’re spoon-fed who to hate and who to defend. It’s propaganda, and it’s obvious—unless you're still asleep.
Russia invades Ukraine: sanctioned, condemned, globally shunned.
Israel bombs Gaza: funded, defended, sanitized on the evening news.
You see it. You feel it. But say a word—any word—against Israel’s policies, and you’re slapped with a label: antisemitic.
Let’s get something straight.
Criticism of a Government Is Not Hatred of a People
This should be common sense, but in the case of Israel, it’s been intentionally blurred.
Israel is not Judaism.
Zionism is not Jewishness.
The state of Israel does not represent every Jew around the world—many of whom despise what the government is doing in their name.
Zionism is a political ideology, rooted in ethno-nationalism. It uses religion as a shield and history as a weapon. It claims ancient trauma as a justification for modern oppression.
And if that offends you? Good. Truth is supposed to sting.
The “Chosen People” Narrative Is Dangerous—and Global
The idea that one group of people is inherently special, chosen, or superior to others is not just offensive. It's a foundational myth used to:
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Justify colonization.
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Silence dissent.
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Perpetuate cycles of revenge and control.
This isn’t unique to Israel. You’ll find it in Manifest Destiny, British imperialism, Islamic conquest, and American exceptionalism. But Israel is the only place where this narrative still gets unquestioned support from Western governments—even while it enacts apartheid-level policies.
So ask yourself: Why?
The Real Reason Israel Gets a Pass
Follow the money. Follow the power. Follow the fear.
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Criticizing Israel threatens geopolitical alliances.
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It threatens weapons contracts.
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It threatens religious prophecy narratives that millions of Christian Zionists cling to.
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It threatens a well-organized lobby network that punishes dissent, even in so-called democracies.
And maybe most uncomfortably—it threatens the illusion that the West holds moral high ground.
But Double Standards Breed Resentment
When you punish one nation for invasion but reward another for occupation, people notice.
When you defend one group’s trauma while erasing another’s suffering, people notice.
When you criminalize speech because it makes powerful people uncomfortable, people notice.
That resentment is growing. Not because people “hate Jews,” but because people hate lies.
They hate hypocrisy.
They hate being told to feel one way about children killed in Ukraine and another way about children killed in Gaza.
We Can—and Must—Do Better
We don’t need to swap one supremacy for another.
We don’t need to call for anyone to be wiped off the map.
But we do need to strip power from narratives that protect criminal behavior.
You can love truth and despise propaganda.
You can support justice without backing empires.
And you can refuse to be silenced by the fear of being labeled.
Speak it anyway.
Final Thought
Israel’s government does not get a free pass because of history.
No government does.
And the more we allow sacred cows to block accountability, the more we become complicit.
The line is clear:
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Opposing apartheid is not antisemitic.
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Defending children is not extremist.
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Demanding consistency is not hate.
It’s humanity.
And if we don’t stand for that now, we’re lost.
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