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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox
So the pope has been called antisemetic for saying that both sides need to stop killing people. of all the lols
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Words, definitions and context matters.
Dispute erupts over whether pope called Gaza situation a 'genocide' | Reuters
From what I've read, it was (1) Palestinians saying Pope said Israel is committing genocide (Church is denying this) and (2) Pope is calling what Hamas and Israel both are doing "... has gone beyond war to become 'terrorism'".
So, it's not just asking both sides to stop, it's also accusing Israel (and seemingly to a lesser extent) Hamas of doing bad things.
From the Israeli perspective
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Israel's Ambassador to the Vatican Raphael Schutz said he did not want to refer directly to what the pope had said but added: "There is a simple distinction, one side is murdering, raping, and does not care about those on their own side. The other side is engaged in a war of self-defence."
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But yes, I do agree that "antisemitism" (vs just "anti-Israel actions") is used incorrectly too many times. Just like "racism" vs "prejudice/bigotry".