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11. Do you know any Jewish people?

Sun May 17, 2026, 10:02 AM

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The statement that "for so many years they have only heard Netanyahu and nobody else" is breathtakingly false.

I am not Jewish but I have known Jewish people all my life, and almost without exception those American Jews I know have been protesting Israel's actions, beginning long before Netanyahu took office.

I know a handful of scientists in Israel and they don't agree with Netanyahu and didn't vote for him.

How would you like it if somebody in another country, who never visited the U.S. and knew very little of our history, said:

Not all Americans and not all Christians are hateful of course, but for so many years they have only heard Trump and nobody else. It worked for Hitler....

My reaction to hearing that would be the following: This is a very uninformed comment. I don't like Trump or agree with anything he's doing, and neither do most of the people I know. I'm not going to listen to this person because they're woefully uninformed.

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I don't understand why people are just blind to Israeli terrorism and instead focus on just Muslim terrorism. [View all] Eko Yesterday OP

Lucky enough to meet a couple of multigraincracker Yesterday #1

Ditto malaise Yesterday #2

The propaganda portrays Israel is "the good guys" and Muslims as "the bad guys" Orrex Yesterday #3

Yes Israel has controlled the narrative here and elsewhere for a long time FakeNoose Yesterday #8

Do you know any Jewish people? yardwork Yesterday #11

Yes we have many Jewish groups in Pittsburgh and I have several friends and neighbors of the Jewish faith FakeNoose Yesterday #36

So you are accusing your Jewish friends and neighbors of the following? yardwork Yesterday #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Biophilic Yesterday #47

Where are you seeing that? yardwork Yesterday #9

Just out of curiosity... Orrex Yesterday #21

Good question. I rarely use the AI results, but here goes... yardwork Yesterday #23

We need to be careful not to conflate Jews as a people with the state of Israel Orrex Yesterday #29

I was responding to your post above. yardwork Yesterday #31

Ah yes--you did respond. My bad. Orrex Yesterday #35

You have not. yardwork Yesterday #37

I'm sorry that you don't care to engage with the subject seriously Orrex Yesterday #38

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m 17 hrs ago #61

Oh staaahp, you relentless flirt! Orrex 10 hrs ago #64

I would rather not be banned jfz9580m 9 hrs ago #65

I admire the courage of your convictions, willing to stand by your totally level-headed statements Orrex 9 hrs ago #67

Nice weather we are having where I live.nt jfz9580m 8 hrs ago #68

Thank you and an excellent response. Biophilic Yesterday #39

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m 18 hrs ago #60

And a lovely good morning to you as well? Orrex 10 hrs ago #63

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m 9 hrs ago #66

Muslims: Bad press since The Crusades no_hypocrisy Yesterday #4

Well, those and that little "conversion by the sword" thing. ColoringFool Yesterday #5

What gets overlooked Old Crank Yesterday #6

The Christian Crusaders butchered both Jews and Muslims. yardwork Yesterday #12

And a lot of other Christians Old Crank 23 hrs ago #58

Not to mention a lot of women, pagans, so-called witches. yardwork 11 hrs ago #62

THIS!!!!!!! eom BlueMTexpat Yesterday #13

"Conversion by the sword" is a misconception/trope used against Muslims since the Middle Ages. AloeVera Yesterday #16

Islamic people developed most of what we think of as modern advances. yardwork Yesterday #22

I believe there is still a tremendous amount of guilt about what happened in WWII. Biophilic Yesterday #7

it didnt start w ww2. mopinko Yesterday #19

What didn't start with WWII? Biophilic Yesterday #24

attacks on jews. mopinko Yesterday #28

It's interesting, isn't it. yardwork Yesterday #32

yup. mopinko Yesterday #33

Oh, good grief, no. Like a couple of millennium. Biophilic Yesterday #49

it mystifies me, too. mopinko Yesterday #52

All I can do is agree with you. It's honestly a mystery. And Christianity never looks good. Biophilic Yesterday #53

Most of what you've written here is inaccurate. yardwork Yesterday #25

As I stated in my post these are the myths I grew up with. Myths! Not truths. Biophilic Yesterday #43

So you don't agree with what you wrote above? yardwork Yesterday #45

Many decades of conditioning, propaganda and manipulation have brought us here. OGBuzz Yesterday #10

You can say that again. yardwork Yesterday #14

You're saying it becase you imagine that it serves your agenda. Orrex Yesterday #41

Seems like every country needs to have a focal point to hate BeneteauBum Yesterday #15

Israel has plenty of reason to fear their neighbors. yardwork Yesterday #17

Basically I agree with you BeneteauBum Yesterday #40

I agree with this post. yardwork Yesterday #46

For them, the end justifies the means. AloeVera Yesterday #18

Are you quoting Hamas? yardwork Yesterday #20

You can't just "disagree" with a genocide. AloeVera Yesterday #42

I think that you and I have different personalities. yardwork Yesterday #48

Don't be too sure of that! AloeVera Yesterday #51

Not everyone BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #26

Its also American terrorism SSJVegeta Yesterday #27

Bigotry, willful ignorance, cognitive dissonance, disingenuousness, motivated reasoning, etc. RockRaven Yesterday #30

"Israel has plenty of reason to fear their neighbors." J_William_Ryan Yesterday #34

What do you think would be an appropriate way TBF Yesterday #50

Before the massacre, thousands of Palestinians were being held w/o charges, questionseverything Yesterday #54

Nice evasion but I'm curious - who started the fire? TBF Yesterday #55

so u believe everything u read in the nyt now? mopinko Yesterday #56

There are pictures, there's victim testimony, there's ashamed Isreal guards testimony questionseverything Yesterday #57

Nothing will be enough. AloeVera 21 hrs ago #59