• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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      6 months ago

      I knew a handful of Jewish students who did Birthright when they were in college. There was always two reactions when they returned “Wow that was awesome!” Or “Wow, that was some bizarre shit”. Seems like nearly half the people would come back very radicalized. Literally had a suite mate who went there who previously had no opinion of Palestinians that went to “all Palestinians should be removed

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      6 months ago

      “Deeply racist views” are you saying that Jews are racist? I don’t think I’ve heard that…

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        What an inane question. Of course they aren’t saying all Jews are racist. They’re saying that the people in charge of Israel are deeply racist. They also happen to be Jewish, but that isn’t really a factor.