Irony alert: Palestinian foreign ministry calls Pompeo's support of Jews living in Judea to be "anti-Semitic"

The Palestinian "ministry of foreign affairs and expatriates" has issued one of the most bizarre statements ever.

It condemned the statements of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a radio program recently, where he reiterated: "It took us a bit to work our way through it, but ultimately after studying all sides of debate, we agree with President Reagan that the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank are not per se inconsistent with international law."

The Palestinian ministry responded:

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates consider these statements to be anti-Semitic, denying the existence and right of the Palestinians on this land is itself anti-Semitism and a denial of the truth that has been established for thousands of years. Not to mention the racist and fascist aspect, which was reflected in these declarations encapsulated by a biblical, missionary vision that forfeits the right of the other, regardless of whether this right is fixed, firm, clear and standing.

They don't explain how exactly giving Jews the right to live in their ancestral homeland is antisemitic. Chances are that they are using the old, idiotic argument that Palestinians are Semites and anything they don't like is antisemitic - a "1984" style definition whose existence is meant to eliminate the very idea of anti-Jewish bigotry as a concept.

Because they know that they are the antisemitic bigots and want to subvert the term itself for their own propaganda.

It will be interesting if they bother to translate this stupidity in the English section of their website, or if they will try to avoid being a laughingstock.

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