Amid Israel's massive aerial bombardment [12] of Gaza, accusations of anti-Semitism [13] at demonstrations for Palestine are mounting [14]. But some instances [15] were later revealed to have been distorted or exaggerated [16]. The increasingly accepted official "working definition of anti-Semitism [17]" dangerously muddies the water by explicitly conflating anti-Zionism and Jew-hatred. Media questioning of the claims of the Israeli military has even been compared to Holocaust denial [18]. Yet actual, unambiguous Jew-hatred [19] is meanwhile much in evidence [20], in America [21] and Europe [22] alike. This raises the imperative on activists to genuinely grapple with the distinction, rather than merely dismissing anti-Semitism as Zionist propaganda—which is, ironically, itself an anti-Semitic response. In Episode 201 [23] of the CounterVortex podcast [24], Bill Weinberg explores the dilemma. Listen on SoundCloud [23] or via Patreon [25].
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