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LETTER: Students protest death in Gaza

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People hold placards and Palestinian flags as they march in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing conflict with Israel, during a demonstration in London, Saturday, May 15, 2021.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
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I’m confused. I thought antisemitism was prejudice toward Jewish people — prejudice being an opinion or belief without adequate basis. Students across America are holding rallies, questioning Israel’s military campaigns in Palestine. It seems undeniable that a plea for peace is the indispensable, principal message of the demonstrations. Seeking an end to death, injury and starvation of civilians in Gaza does not fit the definition of Antisemitism.

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