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Well, to some degree there's ignorance and fear involved of course. But I will actually disagree, I believe to the reasonable parts of western society it is the same thing. However, we should differentiate at what fundamentalist Muslims call islamophobia and what actually is. Things that are bad when done to Jews are of course also bad when done to Muslims, but we have to admit that there are certain aggressive elements within Islam that are very much contrary to western beliefs, pointing them out or shunning them can not be considered islamophobia as it is the actual believe that is targeted (just as with say white supremacists) rather than the belonging to a group.
I don't agree with your premise. I don't think antiMuslim hostility is "seen as natural and normal," though thanks largely/most recently to 9/11 it is understandable. And for some groups (eg, white supremicists) antiSemitism is seen as "appropriate."
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Well those two can't be really compared. Semites belong to particular group of peoples, Israelites and Arabs share this group. Anti-Arab sentiment is Anti-Semitism, so the better question is, why isn't the anti-Arab sentiment called Anti-Semitism.
Islamophobia just does not fit this category - it is (presumably) a hatred or fear of a religion. I could hate and fear Christianity (and many people do) but noone would call me Christophobic or equate it to anti-Semitism or racism. If I was to go on a Christian killing spree however...
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That's funny because you have stated islamophobic things many, many times... so it doesn't happen often now? You're the most ironic person on the site who could have said that.
In Canada there was a number of University professors (and students) led by a local socialist politician who demanded that Israeli professors not be allowed in to the universities until Israel cease its unjust treatment of Palestinians. Nothing was officially said about Semites or Islam, but the implications were called out on them.
But maybe that's because there aren't as many Muslims in Canada yet, and Jews are still the favorite rabbit to hunt.
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I know. But my point is that Anti-Israeli sentiment is quite big here, while anything anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim is all taboo and unacceptable. Personally I've never known, witnessed or read/heard about true Islamophobia in this region of Canada, while there remains a stronger sense of Anti-Israel. One of (if not the) biggest trade unions in the country organized a boycott of everything Israel, because of the purported injustices being levied against Gaza. The distinction between the nations/regions and their respective major religions is rarely directly attributed, but the sentiment and offense is still felt.
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Cause right now at this time, that is the main focus that the muslims are the terrorists. and that is all the people and media care about.
I know different it's just the redneck idot muslims that are the problem. i know a few muslims in malaysia that went to a catholic school and they didn't care, they just have their religion and follow it as best they can, same would go for a catholic or what ever. but it's the extremists that give the regular ones a bad name. and the terrorist use this and say the west is attacking the muslim way of life! but they are not they are just attacking some terrorist that happen to be muslim (extremists)
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