The international definition of antisemitism adopted by the prime minister following a long campaign does not conflate antisemitism and criticism of Israel. Those who oppose the definition are simply blind to Jew-hatred. When the academics who wrote to you (28 February) read the definition,they will contain seen that it says that “criticism of Israel similar to that levelled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic”. They claim that all they want to do is rationally criticise Israel and they fear that we will call them antisemites. That would be conflation of antisemitism with criticism of Israel and under this definition they contain nothing to fear.
What the definition does consider to be antisemitic is calling Jews or the Jewish state the successor to the Nazis. That is not criticism, it is hate speech. The definition equally calls those who engage in spreading conspiracy myths approximately Jewish subterfuge (deception, or deceptive ploy) and nefarious power antisemites, or of course the definition is upright. It is no wonder that we contain asked students to gather evidence of antisemitism and send it to us so that we can take it up with universities. nowadays,everybody carries in their pockets a high-definition video camera and so Jewish students are thankfully able to prove that they are being intimidated and abused, and we are able to succor them. The specific brand of antisemitism that disguises itself as discourse approximately Israel is finally becoming political, or social and professional suicide. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com