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I mean, Hasan is right, trying to flatten Israel and Judaism into one concept does place Jews in the US at far greater danger as it forces them into a story they weren't necessarily a part of and if anything US Jews are very likely experiencing their soul recoil in horror from what is happening in the Palestinian Genocide same as anyone else with a heart.
The amount of immaturity the media has with grappling with Hasan's point is stunning.
I don't think Hasan is an anti-semite, but saying "jews in America" instead of Zionists does seem like the kind of slip-up Zionists love to seize on.
And I'll reiterate that if they think taking down Hasan will change anything for them, they're out of touch with reality. I think El-Sayed responded the way he did so he doesn't have to constantly defend what Hasan said and can talk about other things. I doubt it will work, because the media is a bad faith actor, but we'll see.
That isn't a slip up, that phrasing does not imply or assert "all jews" grammatically in that context?
I'm agreeing with you, but I think leaving any ambiguity for Zionists to capitalize on is the slip up. They aren't going to provide context.