Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Thirty one countries adopt working definition of antisemitism [View all]shira
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...is an attack on all Palestinians. That's how you view criticism of Hamas and Fatah as well, as if that's also criticism of all Palestinians. You conflate all Palestinians with their leaders when those leaders have been their main oppressors (in Gaza & the W.Bank, gays, women, child militants). Not even "pro-Zionist trolls" do what you're attempting here with critics of Netanyahu. Legit criticism of Bibi is legit, period. You agree with that, but don't believe in legit criticism of Palestinian leadership.
As to Jewish collaboration with Nazis, that's a complete distortion & it's deliberate. Jews desperate to make a deal with Hitler in order to SAVE thousands of Jewish lives (a deal that would transfer them from Europe to Palestine) is not collaboration with Nazis anymore than the parents of a kidnapped child striking a deal with the bad guys in order to secure the child's release. The Mufti collaborated with the Nazis & worked to accelerate the killing of Jews. Jews trying to save 10's of thousands of other Jews were not collaborators & those who can't see the difference between a real Nazi collaborator (like the Mufti) and those trying to save Jews are pure antisemites.
Livingstone deliberately lied about Hitler being a Zionist (he was the opposite) in order to smear all Zionists & that couldn't be more obvious.
As to Bibi, he clarified his statements days later:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/31/world/netanyahu-hitler-grand-mufti-holocaust/
The SWC said Bibi went too far, but that he was right about the Mufti's collaboration with Hitler:
http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/the_truth_about_jerusalems_grand_mufti_hitler_and_the_holocaust
ETA:
Here's a link to Eichmann's trial. You'll see how the Mufti was against Jewish immigration to Palestine.
http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/e/eichmann-adolf/transcripts/Sessions/Session-063-06.html