IN THE GUARDIAN, ANTISEMITES ARE AUTHORITIES ON ANTISEMITISM

[Mosby]

It was in July 2019 that the Guardian published a letter, said to have been signed by more than 100 “prominent members of the Jewish community,” about the antisemitism crisis roiling the British Labour party. The letter didn’t take issue with the antisemitism itself. Rather, it criticized those raising concerns about the problem. Casting opponents of antisemitism as the real villains, the co-signers charged the mainstream British Jewish community and its allies with using the guise of fighting antisemitism to “undermine not only the Labour party’s leadership but also all pro-Palestinian members.”

It was also in July 2019 that the Guardian pulled the letter from its website. The signatories, it turned out, included hardcore antisemites, defenders of hardcore antisemites, collaborators with hardcore antisemites, non-Jews posing as Jews, and people purporting to speak for respected organizations without authorization. One signer, Michael Morgan, had previously accused Jews of pedophilia, blamed wars on Jewish financiers, charged Jews with deicide, laughed at the expulsion of Jews, and referred to Zionists as animals to be exterminated.

It was a fiasco. Or in Guardian speak, there were “errors in the list of signatories provided.”

One might expect the incident to have left Guardian editors somewhat chastened. Before publishing another letter lecturing the Jewish community about antisemitism, surely they would pause, if only long enough to ensure the signers have credibility and authority on the topic.

Or not. On Nov. 29, 2020, about a year and a half after its bungled letter, the Guardian ran a similar letter by “122 Palestinian and Arab academics, journalists and intellectuals,” which again took aim at those leading the fight against antisemitism. This letter focused its ire on a working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which has been endorsed by a number of countries and organizations. In an echo of the earlier letter, the new one suggested that this definition of antisemitism, drawn up by Jewish experts, is used as a “stratagem” to harm Palestinians.

https://www.camera.org/article/in-the-guardian-antisemites-are-authorities-on-antisemitism/

[Behind the Aegis]

1. And yet, perfectly acceptable.

I suggest you read "The Devil that Never Dies" as much of what is in this article is reflected in that book from seven years ago! When it comes to anti-Semitism, people are noticeably quiet, dismissive, or antagonistic.

[Mosby]

2. I just bought the ebook. Thx for the rec.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Do note, though, it is really long and, IMO, a bit repetitive.

It is somewhat skimpy on historical roots, but it does discuss them, but the book is more about globalized anti-Semitism. It is interesting to see the Russian influence in the modern globalization.