EdgarNeverPoo@alien.topB to Football / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball@soccer.forumEnglish · 1 year agoFA chief apologises for 'hurt' caused to Jewish community by their decision not to light up Wembley arch in support of Israel following Hamas attackswww.dailymail.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFA chief apologises for 'hurt' caused to Jewish community by their decision not to light up Wembley arch in support of Israel following Hamas attackswww.dailymail.co.ukEdgarNeverPoo@alien.topB to Football / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball@soccer.forumEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareRicechairsandbeans@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m Jewish and the way Israel weaponizes antisemitism as a shield against all the terrible things it does makes me sick
minus-squarelevyisms@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agookay but antisemitism is still a significant problem for many jewish people?
minus-squareAfricanRain@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agookay but that has nothing to with whether or not Wembley’s arch is lit a particular set of colours lol
minus-squarepubeypuppy@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOkay but that’s not what this is about
minus-squareRicechairsandbeans@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agomaybe but it’s completely disingenuous to present it as a counterpoint it’s just a weird ‘all lives matter’ argument I’d argue that Israel actively incites antisemitism by claiming to commit hate crimes on our behalf
I’m Jewish and the way Israel weaponizes antisemitism as a shield against all the terrible things it does makes me sick
okay but antisemitism is still a significant problem for many jewish people?
okay but that has nothing to with whether or not Wembley’s arch is lit a particular set of colours lol
Okay but that’s not what this is about
maybe but it’s completely disingenuous to present it as a counterpoint it’s just a weird ‘all lives matter’ argument
I’d argue that Israel actively incites antisemitism by claiming to commit hate crimes on our behalf
good on you bro fr