Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Pro-Israel Right Is Shifting the Definition of Anti-Semitism

 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/anti-israel-anti-semitism/683765/

Extraordinary claims—such as the charge that the Jewish senator from Vermont is anti-Semitic to the point of spreading ancient slanders against his own people—require extraordinary evidence. Yet large segments of the conservative and even centrist wings of the American pro-Israel movement have whipped themselves into such a frenzy of paranoia that they are making accusations like this without much effort at justification.

Conflating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism is not new, but it has exploded in the post–October 7 era, in which the rising menace of genuine Jew-hatred on the left and right alike has been accompanied by a growing chorus of hyperbolic, bad-faith accusations. This dynamic might seem paradoxical, but the two phenomena exist in a natural symbiosis. Anti-Semites often insist they are being targeted merely for criticizing Israel; their defense becomes more effective when many people are, in fact, being called anti-Semitic merely for criticizing Israel.

2 comments :

  1. Aristocracy of opinionApril 19, 2026 at 11:43 PM

    The European left want to eradicate the traditional white, xtian culture and thus allow islam to grow and eventually takeover.
    They do not protect their Jewish populations anymore, as is obvious from the two tier justice system that favours Muslims.
    They also hate Israel and want to destroy it if possible.
    This ties in with neturei karta who side with Palestine.
    There are neo Nazis who hate Jews and thus support Palestine. They claim that Jews are responsible for bringing in Muslims.
    However they are a relatively small faction, and unlike regular nationalists.

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  2. I love the old canard, "He couldn't be anti-Semitic! He's Jewish!" One word: Yevsektsiya
    Sanders is a Yevsektsiya. Shapiro is on his way to there. Schumer would like you to think he's not but he is.
    Voting to cut off weapon sales to Israel is anti-Semitic when you don't have a problem with open trade with China. Screaming "But what about the Palestinians!" while ignoring that the so-called Palestinians are the aggressors is anti-Semitic. Standing against Israel and claiming that the Jewish community should too is anti-Semitic.

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