That's the design. The Israeli government has been trying to blur the line between the two since the Gaza genocide began. They don't want the average person to be able to make the distinction between the teo. The zionists want to hide behind general "anti-Semitism" phrasing.

The real world result is that because the distinction is hard to make, every Jew is now a target. And they'll point to that to justify the general anti-Semitism claim as well. Creating a loop that enforces their own artificially created narrative.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I like how they used a menorah instead of a star of david

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Most likely that decision was made because it was a Hanukah event.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Wait, were the shooters supposedly acting against Jews in defense of Palestinians?

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, it was a Jewish festival. It might not be specific to the Palestinian/Gaza genocide... But it's definitely related.

"It would appear that this was motivated by Islamic State ideology," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said of the shooting attack at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
Albanese continues: "The ideology that has been around for more than a decade that led to this ideology of hate, and in this case, a preparedness to engage in mass murder.

[–] thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Well said on the PM's part, I think the same. Here in England, after the Palestinian militia indiscriminately assaulted Israeli folk on Oct 7th, people were radicalised against those who share the faith of the Palestinians.

Britain is known for having a high level of Islamophobic folk as it is. Anyone known to be Muslim (convenience store owners come to mind) who tried to show solidarity for the Palestinians murdered were assaulted, store windows smashed, and companies warned employees not to show support in any way. A conflict happening thousands of miles away resulted in violence towards those who showed sympathy for Palestine and the suppression of such is enforced by state law still.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Britain also has a fairly unique relation to the area, having massive influence on the original defined borders, resulting in nearly constantly contested borders. In classic British Empire fashion, ignored realities of the region like local ethnic and religious politics, nomadic tribe lifestyles, etc.