Many Jews oppose the actions of Israel (and the US). They want no part of the genocidal BS that is going on over there. Nevertheless, they are being tarred with this brush, by the deliberate confusion of anti-Zionism with antisemitism, - its a shame. ~Basil

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/04/no_author/the-backlash-against-israels-western-backed-crimes-will-fuel-the-far-right/

US public opinion is turning hard against Israel as both parties bend over backward to send it expensive weapons and silence its critics — and US public opinion is seldom good at making subtle distinctions.

By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com

April 11, 2025
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A new Pew survey has found that a majority of Americans now have a negative view of Israel, with 53 percent of respondents now holding an unfavorable view of the Zionist state — up from 42 percent just three years ago.

Buy New $24.95 ($0.21 / Count) (as of 07:57 UTC - Details) This comes as Benjamin Netanyahu announces after his latest meeting with Donald Trump that negotiations with Iran will necessarily have to include a “Libyan-style” dismantling of the nation’s civilian nuclear infrastructure in order to avoid the war that the US is openly preparing to wage. This, naturally, is a complete non-starter condition for Iran.

It also comes as Trump’s US Citizenship and Immigration Services announces that it’s going to be screening the social media posts of immigrants for “antisemitic” speech, which of course in practice means criticism of Israel and its atrocities. This is just the latest in the Trump administration’s relentless efforts to prevent Americans from seeing or hearing any political speech which goes against Washington’s official position on Israel.

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