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A pro-Palestine Jewish activist group has had its bank account frozen in Germany for the second time in seven years, after the bank requested a full list of its members’ details in what experts believe is a breach of German law. The group suspects the move was triggered by its involvement in a forthcoming pro-Palestine conference that has attracted intense scorn from the German mainstream.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Hey now it's because it's antisemitic to support Palestine!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 7 months ago (2 children)

To me, the thing that makes this statement particularly ironic is that the dictionary definition of "Semite" includes just about anyone of middle-eastern descent. As such, purely based on the dictionary definition of "Semite", it is Israel who is being antisemitic for conducting a genocide against Palestine.

Granted, the specific definition of "antisemitic" only includes Jews, but imo that's an oversight that should be corrected.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Look and see mean roughly the same thing. Overlook and oversee have opposite meanings. Then there is oversight..

Such a weird language.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's Latin, Greek, Germanic, and a whole bunch of other shit just thrown into a pot. Raise to boil, let simmer, and season with regional slang no one fucking understands to your tasting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The best way I like reminding myself of this is by thinking of the words "noir" and "choir".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Overlook and oversee can have the same meaning. It depends on the context and the intent of the speaker.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

People get very angry when you point out that Arabs are Semites. I saw someone claim that it’s like a gotcha argument from a 10 year old lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My response to that would be that just because it sounds like a "gotcha argument from a 10yr old" doesn't mean it's wrong. It just means a 10yr old has more sense than they do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Ooh you’re good! Can you move into my head? There may be a vacancy available.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You don't want me in your head lol. Mine is a mess.