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London venue ‘appalled’ after antisemitic imagery allegedly screened at Primal Scream gig (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 11 points 16 hours ago

Here's a video from the gig. I think it would have been more clear they were targeting anti-zionism if they had used that combined symbol on the flag and just stuck with swastikas over the eyes. In context it does seem like they're being critical of Israel here while using symbolism pulled from the Israeli flag though.

If only there was something Israel could do to stop the comparisons of Israelis to genocidal Nazis.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Fucks sake, this was about Zionism but the Guardian sure is slanting is the other way.

[–] CouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm sure it was anti genocide/ anti Zionism they were going for but they fucked up by using the Star of David. That pretty clearly targets the religion not the country.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago

Do you mean the star of David that is literally on the flag of the country

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not really, the Israeli flag prominently features the star of David. 🇮🇱 See?

[–] CouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's a very good point. And the flag kinda sums up Israel's strategic conflation of anti Israel with anti Semitism.

I'm guessing from the phrasing of the article that this was the Star of David outside of the flag. Which I think is asking for an accusation of anti Semitism and could have been easily avoided.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 18 hours ago

Which I think is asking for an accusation of anti Semitism and could have been easily avoided.

Which is exactly why they've conflated Zionism with Judaism for 4/5 of a century. Fuck that.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Yes it was about antizionism, the pictures didn't end after the star of David/swastika thing. The band is fairly direct about thier criticism with what they showed, even by the Guardian's description.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social -4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

A star of David entwined with a swastika? Clearly, without a doubt anti-Semitic. It's saying "Jews are Nazis".

If you want to convey an anti-zionist message and don't hate Jews, it's actually quite easy. Yeah, Israel will still accuse you of being anti-Semitic but they say Jews are anti-semitic if they dare suggest genocide of Palestinians is a bad thing, so we don't go by that.

People are pushing back on Israel's "all criticism of Israel is racist" with "no criticism of Israel is racist". Be fucking better. Stop condoning racism because it aligns with your politics.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What's on the Israeli flag..? Y'know, the flag that represent a country? What's on it again..? I just plain forgot.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

So do you think that Israel and Jews or Judaism are one and the same? No?

The symbols are not the same. A swastika emblazoned on an Israeli flag would be a completely different statement.

You know, just the same as there'd be a difference between displaying an alteration of any religious symbol that implies its members are all evil, and displaying an alteration of a flag featuring that symbol. Many flags feature religious symbols.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

That's the problem with creating an ethnostate, suddenly there is conflation between the actions of the nation and its chosen identity. The Star of David is at once a symbol of the religion and the state of israel. The state of israel set these conditions. The symbol can stand for both separately and interrogated/criticized/respected/etc distinctly. You're doing the Knesset's work for them.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 10 hours ago

Yeah that's a problem with Israel.

Doesn't absolve everyone else of the responsibility not to be racist tho.

[–] dontsayaword@piefed.social 16 points 1 day ago

Sounds more like antizionism

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Entwining a Star of David with a swastika implies that Jews are Nazis and risks encouraging hatred of Jews.

The Star of David is a sacred symbol of Jewish identity; the swastika is the emblem of a genocidal regime responsible for the murder of 6 million Jews. To merge these two symbols is an act of profound malice, desecration, and cruelty. It is antisemitism in its starkest form.

Are there any other political entities that use that symbol? Perhaps a Nazi entity? I actually notice in the article that they make reference to other political entities.

As the band performed the song, pictures of political figures, including the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the US president, Donald Trump

Images of the destruction in Gaza were also shown on screen. The video concluded with the words: “Our government is complicit in genocide.”

Oh yeah, come to think of it, Israel, a Nazi state, uses the Star of David as their icon. Given the evidence, it seems more likely the band was actually referencing Israel. I wonder why the author didn't make that connection.

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately The Guardian, though probably The British newspaper most critical of Israel, has also fallen victim of the zionist lobby's push to conflate anti-zionism with anti-semitism.

It's now practically impossible to say anything in the public space in this country that condemns the policies of the nation of Israel without being drowned out by millions of voices calling you a jew hater.

As can be evidenced by the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporter fiasco where the police who took steps to ban their supporters because of their violent actions have the narrative completely turned 180 by even the prime minister himself.