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Israelopathy
2019-05-18
...Because of the confusion and distraction raised by the question of antisemitism, I firmly believe that it is time to coin a new term to describe certain attitudes about Israel. A perfect word would be "Israelopathy."


Israelopathy refers to a pathological disorder. It is a pathological and irrational obsession with, and hatred of, Israel. Israelopathy is characterized in several ways.
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#3  Israelophobia?
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2019-05-18 18:10  

#2  Say, what's wrong with "anti-Israelism?" Had no idea it'd been so much used.
Posted by: Hupoling Wittlesbach4269   2019-05-18 17:00  

#1  Love the distinction but the word bugs me. Is cardiopathy an irrationally uncordial attitude toward the heart, or neuropathy a shocking prejudice against nerves per se? Does retinopathy take a dim view of retinas? Do psychopaths suffer an unusually acute and critical awareness of souls? Okay, maybe. But for me this "Israelopathy" thing might be more annoying than our beloved "phobias." Wish the author would brush up his Orwell and have another go.
Posted by: Hupoling Wittlesbach4269   2019-05-18 16:53  

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