Does disliking the Israeli government mean that you're an anti-semite?

There are several Semitic people. The Arabs are Semitic, for instance. If someone is an Arab national, and dislikes Israel or even dislikes Jews, they are no anti-Semitic, they are anti- Jew.

People failing to understand the meaning of the word "Semite" seems to be the problem here.

When the reforms of the French Revolution began trickling through Europe, it became somewhat less fashionable to hate people based on their religion. So the bigots took to pretending that their prejudice was based on genetic inferiority. The concept was shiny, new and sounded as if it were scientific.

Today, it's finally beginning to be somewhat less fashionable to hate people based on their race. So the bigots are moving on to political identity. Because it's VERY fashionable to hate people based on their politics, national affiliation and perceived national affiliation.

What was once 'Judenhass' became 'antisemitism' and is now hovering between that and 'anti-Israel'. In every case, people were convinced that their criticisms were legitimate. Using the 'a' word puts them in a difficult place of sensing that their beliefs aren't exactly acceptable.

Accusing us of playing the 'antisemitism card' is also a nasty, deceitful way of pretending that we're responsible for their prejudices and shutting down the conversation.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.