This is a short item I have posted.
IS THE UNITED NATIONS “ANTISEMITIC?”
False charges of “antisemitism” are a longstanding Israeli tactic to silence criticism. Today, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu accused the United Nations of “antisemitism.” This, sadly, is a familiar tactic of Israel.
Shulamit Aloni, a former Minister of Education, and winner of the Israel Prize, describes how this works: “It’s a trick. We always use it. When from Europe, somebody criticizes Israel, we bring up the Holocaust. When in the United States, people are critical of Israel, then they are antisemitic.”
This tactic is widely used in the U.S. by many advocates for Israel. This is an assault on free speech. It makes it more difficult to fight real instances of bigotry when they arise.
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