Trish Wood began expressing this phrase after the pushback she received from some podcast followers who disliked her partisan stance concerning the destruction of Gaza after the October 7 massacre.
The whole Israel/Palestine conflict has really had me questioning my beliefs in the wake of October 7. There are emotional arguments being used on both sides. One that sets the alarm bells ringing is the conflation of Israel, Jews and the IDF. Opposite that is the conflation of Palestine, Arab Muslims laying claim to the territory known as Palestine, and Hamas.
If one criticizes the actions of the IDF or its leadership, is one anti Jewish (more commonly termed "anti-Semitic", another loosely-defined term)?
Are all Jewish people on board with the actions taken by Israel's leadership since October 7?
If one criticizes the actions of Hamas, is one Islamophobic?
Are all "Palestinian" people on board with the actions of Hamas?
The one truth that I am certain of in this conflict is that Israel's landmass is only slightly bigger than the area of Lake Ontario. Yet the (often bloody) issue of which "tribe" gets to occupy this relatively small landmass has been going on for a lot longer than I've been alive.
The whole Israel/Palestine conflict has really had me questioning my beliefs in the wake of October 7. There are emotional arguments being used on both sides. One that sets the alarm bells ringing is the conflation of Israel, Jews and the IDF. Opposite that is the conflation of Palestine, Arab Muslims laying claim to the territory known as Palestine, and Hamas.
If one criticizes the actions of the IDF or its leadership, is one anti Jewish (more commonly termed "anti-Semitic", another loosely-defined term)?
Are all Jewish people on board with the actions taken by Israel's leadership since October 7?
If one criticizes the actions of Hamas, is one Islamophobic?
Are all "Palestinian" people on board with the actions of Hamas?
The one truth that I am certain of in this conflict is that Israel's landmass is only slightly bigger than the area of Lake Ontario. Yet the (often bloody) issue of which "tribe" gets to occupy this relatively small landmass has been going on for a lot longer than I've been alive.