bazzaman wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:50 amSo, to be clear, is there something in their site equating BDS with antisemitism; or is the conflation your own?
Naturally no. But there are many things in the secular world equating BDS with antisemitism thus this is a path a Buddhist group associates themselves with when they, as a Buddhist group. make antisemitism their #1 listed priority. The Buddha taught non-prejudice. I cannot imagine any authentic Buddhist group highlighting "antisemitism", unless they were interested in tapping into some large donations. Genuine "antisemitism" is an example of "racism". Therefore, there is no point or need of any Buddhist group to highlight both "antisemitism" & 'racism". Its tautology. "Racism" is sufficient.
Examples of hateful views include anti-semitic, homophobic, misogynist, racist and pro-nazi ideas.
The term "antisemitism" is not found in Buddhism therefore it is irrelevant to Buddhism. The suttas, instead, teach:
DN 31 wrote:When a noble disciple is not
prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice,
Yato kho, gahapatiputta, ariyasāvako neva chand
āgatiṃ gacchati, na dos
āgatiṃ gacchati, na moh
āgatiṃ gacchati, na bhay
āgatiṃ gacchati;
https://suttacentral.net/dn31/en/sujato
The impression is to highlight "antisemitism" is a form of "prejudice" ("agati"); therefore non-Buddhist.