Four of the most viral (and vile) lies about Israel *Posted to the Jewish Group*

[Richard D]

Last edited Sat May 31, 2025, 11:37 AM - Edit history (1)

You can’t scroll a comment section these days without tripping over the same lazy anti-Israel talking points, copy-pasted even under posts that have nothing to do with Israel.

Buzzwords like “genocide” and “occupation” get lobbed by people with an evidently shaky grasp of Middle Eastern history, radical Islam, and even basic geopolitics. They’re recited with the glassy-eyed zeal of a first-year undergrad who just discovered post-colonial theory.

Repeating these lines might earn likes and applause from the equally clueless, but that doesn’t make them true. If you’re going to weigh in on one of the world’s most complex conflicts, the bare minimum is knowing what you’re talking about.

https://open.substack.com/pub/lucytabrizi/p/four-of-the-most-viral-lies-about?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2r9s5y

[madaboutharry]

1. Those who most need to read this won't.

History and facts challenge and threaten their narrative. Can't have that.

[Richard D]

2. That is too true.

When I engage with people, I often do it not to convince or change them--how many therapists does it take to change a light bulb--but to provide truth to those who might read it.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. Agreed

The ignorance permits and thus promotes.

Also - it's DELIBERATE ignorance.

[Beastly Boy]

7. And those who accidentally read it, immediately retreat to the safety of their preconceived notions.

It takes effort and elementary sense of curiosity to get past them. Something that is not required for copy-pasting choice snippets from first-year undergrad textbooks on post-colonial theory.

[walkingman]

3. Judge Them by Their Actions, Not Their Words

[JustAnotherGen]

4. This Is posted in the Jewish Group

Buzzwords like “genocide” and “occupation” get lobbed by people with an evidently shaky grasp of Middle Eastern history, radical Islam, and even basic geopolitics. They’re recited with the glassy-eyed zeal of a first-year undergrad who just discovered post-colonial theory.

^This is an absolute truth^

[lark]

6. SSDD

[spike jones]

8. This is what Middle East history looks like to a lot of people. It could apply to many parts of the world.

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