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Bad blood or blood libel: When is criticism of Israel anti-Semitic?

While critics of Israel can be anti-Semitic, many who criticise Israel harbour a deep respect of and love for Jews. Similarly, supporting the Jewish state is not necessarily a manifestation of philo-Semitism and can stem from anti-Semitic motives.

Israel, the puppet master with no strings

Why is Israel, despite being a minor player, is seen by so many Egyptians and others in the region as the master puppeteer behind the crisis in Egypt?

Muhammad al-Durrah and the other ‘blood libel’

By suggesting that Muhammad al-Durrah’s death was staged, Israel’s government may not be the victim of a ‘blood libel’ but the originator of one.

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

In Islam, God has 99 attributes but gender equality ain't one. Not only is God masculine (at least in terms of grammar), only men may use one of his names as part of their own. For example, you can have a man called Abdullah but you can't have a woman called Abdetullah.

07:45 · February 7, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

This goes to show that mental health is still not being taken seriously enough, nor are the erosion of the welfare state and the widening inequalities that are impoverishing the many in favour of the few.

20:20 · February 6, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

My week started with tragedy. Someone had jumped in front of a speeding train. Suicide by locomotive is, sadly, becoming increasingly common. Some people's screams of anguish go so unheard or unresolved that they decide to take their lives in this very public and very final way

20:19 · February 6, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

It's the most powerful earthquake to strike that part of Turkey and Syria in two centuries and it hit without warning at night, when most people were indoors and sleeping. My thoughts are with the people dealing with this devastating blow. #TurkeyEarthquake #Syria #Turkey

17:05 · February 6, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

By some coincidence of linguistic evolution, the English letter 'i' and the Arabic letter 'ع' both sound like the English and Arabic words for 👁

08:10 · February 6, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

Liz Truss's article exonerating herself of all blame for her disastrous performance as PM has more words in it than she spoke while in office and would take longer to read than her term.

21:17 · February 5, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

Learning that spy balloons are still a thing is like finding out that an old actor you thought was long dead is actually alive and working. #ChineseSpyBalloon #USA #ChinaSpyBalloon

10:45 · February 4, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

From the 17th to early 19th centuries, Britain possessed the "first effective universal social security system". "Every subject of the Crown was absolutely entitled... to community support when in need." A fascinating piece of forgotten history. ifs.org.uk/inequality/wp-…

16:53 · February 3, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

"Don't believe them, Nour, when they tell you the regime changed... al-Sisi can never change. al-Sisi is everywhere." This uncovered scene from the 1980s play انت المطلوب (You have been summoned) is eerily prescient. Via @hossambahgat @pinocchiooo youtube.com/clip/Ugkx12Loe…

08:13 · February 3, 2023

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

When I was at school, some teachers were worried about the use of calculators. How quaint and ancient that seems now. Today we have chat bots capable of writing essays and papers. #AI #artificalintelligence

07:25 · February 3, 2023

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