# At what point does debate around Israel become antisemitism? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 16, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-debate-around-israel-become-antisemitism/1033102 "2026-09-16T05:56:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 203
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-debate-around-israel-become-antisemitism/1033102/203 "2026-09-18T01:10:05Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Therefore, _in general_ and speaking to the OP further, I think it’s better to talk about specific, individual actions taken rather than falling back on such fuzzy definitions and lines. Then maybe start with the Macklemore incident as an example, which I alluded to in the OP. Specifically, the reactions it’s engendered on some social media platforms, which I created [a couple of polls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7002) over. Some people who support Palestine are taking to social media to praise Macklemore for his pro Palestine stance. Some are also directly amplifying his voice in particular and buying his music in order to further promote his point of view on this topic. They are pleased that a high profile person and incident is bringing greater attention to their cause. The fallout may have even inspired the large cash donations to Palestinian aid groups by Sheeran and Robert Kraft. Others on social media see this and remember the incident linked in my OP, as well as other things I don’t know much about, like claiming that the student group that inspired his statement was overtly anti Jewish, and have decided that the people in the previous paragraph are ignoring antisemitism at best and are antisemitic themselves at worst. They see support for Macklemore of any kind as a dismissal of his purported antisemitism on the part of these people. Who’s more right, if either? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-debate-around-israel-become-antisemitism/1033102)._