The author complains about attempts to extend the definition of antisemitism -- and then does it himself.
See his reference to Ahmedinejad`s rants against Israel. One can argue that Ahmedinejad is anti-semitic -- but that the author chose him as an example is telling.
One suspects that even as he inveighs against others misusing the term, Rich himself is concerned to conflate anti-Semitism with opposition to Israel.
Incidentally, the actual thesis: that it matters how one spells `anti-Semitic` -- is inane. I spelled it all three possible ways in this post. Did the earth move for you?
Ahmedinejad will become neither more nor less anti-semitic if we take away or insert the hyphen. |
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