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Last update - 11:36 19/09/2008 The hallmark of anti-Semitism By Benjamin Weinthal Tags: Israel, anti-Semitism BERLIN - Antony Lerman protested the formulation "anti-Zionism equals anti-Semitism" on this page, arguing that because many anti-Zionists are Jewish, such an approach only "widens the pool of our enemies" and causes us to "lose our way." But the failure to recognize the effect that Jewish anti-Zionism has on discourse among non-Jews creates a massive blind spot in the fight against Judeophobia. Lerman complains that equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism diverts attention from more "traditional" manifestations of Jew-hatred, and also interferes with legitimate discussion of Israel's policies. What he fails to understand is that in the post-Holocaust age of political correctness, anti-Zionism is the favored, even socially acceptable, channel by which anti-Semitism expresses itself. The intense, disproportionate attacks masked under the phrase "Israel criticism," or the very questioning of the Jewish state's right to exist, cannot simply be excused as legitimate critique. The practical implications of much of the anti-Zionist rhetoric, after all, would mean the dissolution of Israel. Hence, it is the anti-Zionist Jews themselves who are widening the pool of enemies. Advertisement Contemporary Germany provides a good example of this. The major media here have largely outsourced their Israel discussion to anti-Israeli Jews. One of the latter, a self-styled journalist named Evelyn Hecht-Galinski, has equated Israel's policies with those of Nazi Germany, and argued that a "Jewish-Israel lobby with an active network extends around the world, and thanks to America, its power has become great." In response, German-Jewish journalist Henryk M. Broder wrote that "anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist statements are her specialty." While Hecht-Galinski did not object to the anti-Zionist label, she was granted a temporary restraining order to prevent Broder from invoking the adjective "anti-Semitic." In raging against the Jewish state, critics like Hecht-Galinski serve to symbolically inoculate non-Jewish Germans against the charge of anti-Semitism and bias against Israel. The rejoinder, "but Jews themselves say this," has become a standard defense, a type of kashrut seal that justifies comparing Israel with Nazi Germany, or blaming Jews for rising global anti-Semitism. Even better than a Diaspora Jew criticizing Israel is an Israeli who does so, via criticism that can easily be misunderstood and even distorted. The culture editor of the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Patrick Bahners, for example, in a recent exoneration of Hecht-Galinski of anti-Israel prejudices, noted that even some Israeli peace activists compared the security fence to the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto. Bahners, like a majority of Germans (according to a 2004 study), feels comfortable with the "Israelis are to Palestinians as Nazis are to Jews" analogy. And, most of the country's other major dailies have also aligned themselves with Hecht-Galinski. German experts on anti-Semitism view the "Israelis as Nazis" reflex as a form of "secondary anti-Semitism." Already two decades ago, Israeli psychoanalyst Zvi Rex identified a core element of post-Shoah "secondary anti-Semitism" with his ironic observation that, "The Germans will never forgive the Jews for Auschwitz." In this view, Israel, by serving as a permanent reminder of the Holocaust, evokes guilt and resentment. Some relief is provided by giving a platform to a small and unrepresentative group of anti-Israel Jews. But secondary anti-Semitism is not limited to Germany, and it's astonishing that Lerman neglected to note the connection between it and the disproportionately high levels of anti-Israel sentiment in Europe today. Considering the obvious link between secondary anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments, it seems especially counterproductive to summarily dismiss - as Lerman did - the European Union's "working definition" of anti-Semitism, which describes such manifestations of the phenomenon as "applying double standards [to Israel] by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation" and "drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis." Publicizing the "working definition" would advance the understanding of contemporary anti-Semitism. And after giving governments a set of criteria, grounded in the most current research on anti-Semitism, if the "working definition" were to be legally adopted by police and local authorities, human rights violations could be monitored. The nebulous subject of what "really" constitutes anti-Semitism could be discussed in more detached, objective terms. Most Germans remain mired in an obsolete conception of anti-Semitism that encompasses the Nazis' view of Jews as money-grubbing or as scheming and sub-human. Sensitivity to, and awareness of, more contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism are sorely lacking. One example is the case of Prof. Arnd Kruger, a sports historian at the University of Gottingen, who has argued that the 11 Israelis who were killed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich essentially committed suicide "for the cause of Israel." According to Kruger, the athletes allowed themselves to be murdered by the Black September Palestinian terrorists, so as to prolong financial restitution from Germany, and to preserve Holocaust guilt among Germans. Kruger based his martyr theory on "a different perception of the human body" in Israel, supposedly reflected in a high rate of abortion there, adding that "Israel tries to prevent living with disabilities at all costs." Kruger's statements meet the standard of anti-Semitism as defined by the EU "working definition," yet two weeks ago a University of Gottingen commission rejected charges of academic misconduct against Kruger and absolved him of anti-Semitism. Other than that, there's been almost no public outcry at his outrageous suggestions. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of Kruger-style cases in Germany, and the juncture of anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic views is the hallmark of contemporary anti-Semitism. And whether it is non-Jews or a fringe group of anti-Zionist Jews who meet the criteria of the EU "working definition" of anti-Semitism, we should energetically raise our voices to counter the nonsense parading as criticism of Israel. Benjamin Weinthal is an independent journalist working in Berlin. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Iranian suspects Argentina asks Iran to hand over suspects in 1994 Jewish center bombing. Einstein's telescope Physicist's telescope renovated and on display to the public at Hebrew University.   1.   hallmarks 11:46  |  Peter 19/09/08   2.   Double standards on both sides. 11:58  |  Michael 19/09/08   3.   ther is nothing new here -but stupidity is eternal 12:02  |  v.hardman 19/09/08   4.   This article states much more succinctly 12:03  |  Yonatan 19/09/08   5.   There is one country in the world 12:17  |  Murray 19/09/08   6.   Not anti-Zionist Jews, ONLY Israels conduct has the potential.... 12:19  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08   7.   Germany and the mask of anti-Zionism 12:29  |  Jonathan S 19/09/08   8.   Quoted from "Le Monde" ` s talkback site 12:38  |  Israeli citizen 19/09/08   9.   To Murray 12:42  |  ricardo levy 19/09/08   10.   What about debating aniti-zionists instead of ... 13:01  |  roberto 19/09/08   11.   Israel`s Settler Enterprise is world`s #1 ANTISEMITISM 13:19  |  Ivar 19/09/08   12.   jonathan s and einstein 13:20  |  Axel 19/09/08   13.   Weinthal makes a fatal assumption 13:25  |  Mike Friedman 19/09/08   14.   Does anti-ZIonism equal anti-Semitism? 13:26  |  Vinod Joseph 19/09/08   15.   Excuse me, Mr Weinthal 13:29  |  Sylvie 19/09/08   16.   # 8 lame excuse 13:33  |  Axel 19/09/08   17.   #5 Michael in UK 13:35  |  Hastaroth 19/09/08   18.   # 1 peter 13:38  |  Axel 19/09/08   19.   where does... 13:39  |  Rob of melbourne 19/09/08   20.   To the Israeli citizen 13:40  |  Hastaroth 19/09/08   21.   public outcry 13:54  |  Axel 19/09/08   22.   What about other countries?? 14:02  |  Mike 19/09/08   23.   wake up ben 14:04  |  ravi 19/09/08   24.   #12 To Vinod Joseph 14:07  |  Hastaroth 19/09/08   25.   #15 Lame Axel 14:11  |  Hastaroth 19/09/08   26.   Dino believes it all and believes we deserve it 14:13  |  x-ray 19/09/08   27.   Ivar & Axel Judeophobes here too express their malice 14:16  |  x-ray 19/09/08   28.   # 9 ricardo 14:18  |  Axel 19/09/08   29.   # 25 hastaroth 14:22  |  Axel 19/09/08   30.   #13 "Jews are far safer living in many other parts of the world" 14:23  |  Hastaroth 19/09/08   31.   some non sequiturs in this article 14:26  |  raul gilberto 19/09/08   32.   Axel 14:44  |  Charles 19/09/08   33.   17 Hastaroth 14:48  |  Michael 19/09/08   34.   We`ve heard this before 14:50  |  W 19/09/08   35.   #29 Axel 15:08  |  Hastaroth 19/09/08   36.   In short,what Raul Gilberto says in #31 is: 15:18  |  Hastaroth 19/09/08   37.   # 26 x-ray "Judophobia"...??? (LOL) 15:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08   38.   #12 Axel in Germany about Einstein 15:21  |  Eugene 19/09/08   39.   #12 is right. Albert Einstein opposed Zionism & Israel 15:39  |  Observer 19/09/08   40.   Weinthal argument is logically invalid 15:58  |  Bandar Michaels 19/09/08   41.   To Benjamin Weinthal I send my blessing 16:13  |  christoph 19/09/08   42.   #12 axel 16:14  |  Sarah 19/09/08   43.   #31 raul gilberto 16:30  |  Sarah 19/09/08   44.   anti-Semitism = Jew-haters 16:34  |  THK 19/09/08   45.   #32 Eugene, a very insightful article... 16:40  |  Mike 19/09/08   46.   Einstein and Zionism 16:51  |  Mike Friedman 19/09/08   47.   Observer 16:52  |  Sarah 19/09/08   48.   57 varieties of anti-semitism 17:04  |  TimothyL 19/09/08   49.   Weinthal should calm down and take time for study 17:05  |  Ben Alofs 19/09/08   50.   Eugene #32 17:08  |  examiner 19/09/08   51.   #1 Peter of Rome - Learn Gereman 17:22  |  Yonatan 19/09/08   52.   #2 Michael of UK 17:26  |  Yonatan 19/09/08   53.   #6 Swiss (Dino) - Wake up and smell the coffee! 17:31  |  Yonatan 19/09/08   54.   #17 Ivar - Your guilt feelings are showing 17:38  |  Yonatan 19/09/08   55.   Read the Guardian Comment is free 17:42  |  Petya 19/09/08   56.   #28 Axel 18:18  |  17 19/09/08   57.   Axel - Jews should despise Germany though enjoy Octoberfest 18:22  |  17 19/09/08   58.   To Ivar, The proponents of Saudi Pland and 18:24  |  ALL Anti-Semites 19/09/08   59.   Observer - Albert Einstein opposed Zionism & Israel??? 18:29  |  17 19/09/08   60.   Axel, the antisemite from Germany compares 18:33  |  Arthur 19/09/08   61.   What`s the difference? 18:43  |  Mike 19/09/08   62.   Zionism... anti-zionism... anri-semitism...what`s the problem...? 18:46  |  Esther 19/09/08   63.   "Patriotism Last Refuge of Scoundrels" 18:47  |  Rick 19/09/08   64.   Einstein was a Cultural or Non-State Zionist, i.e. Bi-nationalist 19:06  |  Observer 19/09/08   65.   17 #39 Today Einstein would be a self hating Jew. 19:07  |  examiner 19/09/08   66.   # 40 arthur 19:15  |  Axel 19/09/08   67.   Weinthal`s article 19:28  |  Mitnaged 19/09/08   68.   Einstein and Germany 19:28  |  Jonathan S 19/09/08   69.   Petya-Guardian comment 19:40  |  examiner 19/09/08   70.   It`s Israel`s Policies, Not Anti-Semitism, Stupid! 19:42  |  chet 19/09/08   71.   Einstein and Herzl, both Jews and Zionists 19:45  |  Jonathan S 19/09/08   72.   The Myth of "Israel`s enemies" 19:55  |  Gray 19/09/08   73.   Anti-Semitism in Israel 20:11  |  Max 19/09/08   74.   Swiss(Dino) - It is about time, indeed. 20:13  |  JP 19/09/08   75.   # 37 Yonatan 20:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08   76.   anti-semitism 21:01  |  Dan 19/09/08   77.   With friends like this ...... 21:20  |  TOMY 19/09/08   78.   # 49 JP (2) 21:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08   79.   The usual circulus vitiosus 21:37  |  Axel 19/09/08   80.   What I think the author is trying to say 21:37  |  Janice 19/09/08   81.   Examiner - I respectfully disagree 21:45  |  17 19/09/08   82.   Swiss(Dino) - EUMC Working Definition of Antisemitism 21:48  |  JP 19/09/08   83.   # 62 JP, let me cut right to the chase of the matter.... 21:51  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08   84.   Gray - "The Myth of "Israel`s enemies" 21:52  |  17 19/09/08   85.   swiss (dino) re yonatan 22:01  |  scallywag 19/09/08   86.   As Usual - Dan 22:08  |  JP 19/09/08   87.   # 62 JP 22:10  |  Axel 19/09/08   88.   The Guardian `comment is free` Petya 22:29  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/09/08   89.   Rick says stop the occupation 22:35  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/09/08   90.   #62 chet another apparent lunatic who turns history on its head 22:38  |  v.hardman 19/09/08   91.   Swiss(Dino) - Let us cut to the chase, indeed. 22:40  |  JP 19/09/08   92.   CAxel -criticism of Israel is good and healthy - 22:47  |  17 19/09/08   93.   Where do I learn about Axel`s Anti-Semitism? 22:48  |  JP 19/09/08   94.   German anti-Semitism does not need Jews 23:13  |  Jonathan S 19/09/08   95.   Hidden anti-Semitism behind anti-Zionism 23:20  |  Jonathan S 19/09/08   96.   Of all people 23:25  |  Scharker Yid 19/09/08   97.   PR 00:16  |  jjvanka 20/09/08   98.   Axel #79 00:39  |  E.A 20/09/08   99.   Bejamin Weinthal - muddied waters. 01:10  |  Tony Price 20/09/08   100.   "17"...Grow up and try again when you`re "21" 01:50  |  Gray 20/09/08   101.   Gray # 64 There Is Nothing Intrinsically Illegal About An Occupat 02:01  |  Jeff Northridge 20/09/08   102.   re: Gray 02:57  |  UsedToPostHere 20/09/08   103.   There are actually two hallmarks P2 03:02  |  TonyL 20/09/08   104.   There are actually two hallmarks P3 03:22  |  TonyL 20/09/08   105.   Janice #72 03:59  |  TonyL 20/09/08   106.   PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF HAARETZ AND ITS WRITERS 04:14  |  Jorge 20/09/08   107.   Gray - You are right - I can not critisize 04:27  |  17 20/09/08   108.   Re: Peter from Rome 05:31  |  mandehu 20/09/08   109.   examiner 07:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/09/08   110.   #29, Axel 07:40  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/09/08   111.   #12, Axel 07:45  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/09/08   112.   Einstein #64 07:56  |  Steve 20/09/08   113.   hastorath the blind one 08:38  |  stavros 20/09/08   114.   HASTORATH #36 08:41  |  stavros 20/09/08   115.   Excuse me Sylvie from Holon 09:40  |  Daniel Leopold 20/09/08   116.   Ten Russian war ships in Syrian waters. 10:16  |  Maureen Ann 20/09/08   117.   axel re jp - 2. try 10:31  |  scallywag 20/09/08   118.   Hey stavros-#112-you don`t know what you`re talking about 10:38  |  Daniel Leopold 20/09/08   119.   #116 Maureen Anne 10:59  |  moshavnik 20/09/08   120.   From the New York Times 11:08  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   121.   NO REASON FOR MUSLIM TO HATE JEWS 11:16  |  indrajaya 20/09/08   122.   #75 Swiss (Dino) You still haven`t woken up 11:17  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   123.   #110-111 Cipora Julianna 11:29  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   124.   From the EUMC Working Definition of Anti-Semitism (part 1) 11:36  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   125.   axel re jp - 3. try 11:38  |  scallywag 20/09/08   126.   From the EUMC Working Definition of Anti-Semitism (part 2) 11:38  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   127.   From the EUMC Working Definition of Anti-Semitism (part 4) 11:41  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   128.   #116 moaning ann writes to haaretz ! why???? 11:45  |  victor hardman 20/09/08   129.   #116 Maureen Ann - If the world crises you mention 12:09  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   130.   On Polish Jew-hatred then and now 12:16  |  Yonatan 20/09/08   131.   Yonatan/mandehu 12:19  |  Peter 20/09/08   132.   #11 Ivar 12:26  |  Jim 20/09/08   133.   #15 Sylvia 12:38  |  Jim 20/09/08   134.   # 121 Yonatan and the EUMC Working Definition...... 12:40  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   135.   # 91 JP and also # 85 scallywag (3) 13:05  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   136.   ivar the lunatic and the cure for anti semitism 13:19  |  v.hardman 20/09/08   137.   #48 TimothyL Catagory vs. Specifics 13:27  |  Jim 20/09/08   138.   Cipora -you had better read #65 again. 13:30  |  examiner 20/09/08   139.   Examiner and you fall in the same trap 13:52  |  x-ray 20/09/08   140.   #62 Esther 14:32  |  Jim 20/09/08   141.   # 94 Jonathan S - "German anti-Semitism does not need Jews" 14:34  |  17 20/09/08   142.   #72 Gray 14:50  |  Jim 20/09/08   143.   #83 Swiss (Dino) 14:57  |  Jim 20/09/08   144.   #101 Jeff Northridge 15:10  |  Jim 20/09/08   145.   swiss (dino) 15:19  |  scallywag 20/09/08   146.   swiss (dino) re yonatan, and the working definition 15:43  |  scallywag 20/09/08   147.   Jim #136 15:55  |  TimothyL 20/09/08   148.   swiss dino why does switzerland not allow 16:06  |  swisswatch 20/09/08   149.   the rancid swiss dino compares the actions of jews 16:10  |  swisswatch 20/09/08   150.   Dino: "I have warned Jewish people of the possible consequences" 16:38  |  Freethinker 20/09/08   151.   is there any anti other country-ism 17:42  |  rich 20/09/08   152.   Mike s.east michigan 17:48  |  rich 20/09/08   153.   Swiss Watch 142/143 17:49  |  same old 20/09/08   154.   Hastaroth 17:54  |  lady from USA 20/09/08   155.   Jim # 142 - GConventiion is not applicable - 17:57  |  17 20/09/08   156.   W 17:58  |  lady from USA 20/09/08   157.   # 139 / # 140 scallywag, I`m afraid it`s the other way around.... 18:01  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   158.   Eugene 18:02  |  lady from USA 20/09/08   159.   Timothy L - an inventive mind- Israel is none you 18:03  |  17 20/09/08   160.   THK 18:06  |  lady from USA 20/09/08   161.   # 143 Jim 18:06  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   162.   Mike 18:07  |  lady from USA 20/09/08   163.   # 148 / # 149 swiss watch 18:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   164.   # 150 Freethinker 18:10  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   165.   swiss dino the immigrant population in switzerland are looked 18:18  |  swisswatch 20/09/08   166.   Unbalanced anti-Israeli criticism is a form of anti-semitism 18:22  |  Daniel 20/09/08   167.   ALBERT EINSTEIN AND ISRAEL 18:47  |  DENNIS MI VI 20/09/08   168.   anti-zionism = anti-semitism 18:48  |  hollingsworth 20/09/08   169.   Logic 18:49  |  Paul 20/09/08   170.   Swiss 135 and equivalency (1) 19:12  |  ChanahS 20/09/08   171.   Swiss 135 (2) 19:14  |  ChanahS 20/09/08   172.   # 156 / # 157 Chanah (1) 19:48  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   173.   Swiss re my post 162 - I meant of course 19:49  |  ChanahS 20/09/08   174.   # 156/# 157 Chanah (2) 19:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   175.   # 145 / # 146 scallywag (2nd try) 20:10  |  Swiss (Dino) 20/09/08   176.   #45 Mike in the US 20:14  |  Eugene 20/09/08   177.   Help me please I am drowning brothers 20:27  |  indrajaya 20/09/08   178.   No consensus on the EUMC working definition of antisemitism 20:28  |  Ben Alofs 20/09/08   179.   Jim # 144 That Depends 20:31  |  Jeff Northridge 20/09/08   180.   #158 lady from USA 20:39  |  Eugene 20/09/08   181.   Romans 2:29 20:40  |  George 20/09/08   182.   swiss (dino) 20:48  |  scallywag 20/09/08   183.   Swiss (Dino) #172 So you want to know 20:54  |  Gil 20/09/08   184.   Swiss (Dino) #172 So you want to know 20:55  |  Gil 20/09/08   185.   blind acceptance 21:01  |  jj 20/09/08   186.   Swiss 174 21:08  |  ChanahS 20/09/08   187.   Swiss 174 (again) 21:09  |  ChanahS 20/09/08   188.   #147 TimothyL 21:14  |  Jim 20/09/08   189.   #144 Jim 21:19  |  Yonaatan 20/09/08   190.   #155 17 21:21  |  Jim 20/09/08   191.   Zionism is not a liberal party. 21:32  |  Akram Zekaria 20/09/08   192.   #161 Swiss (Dino) 21:33  |  Jim 20/09/08   193.   Jim 185 - settlers using force 21:43  |  ChanahS 20/09/08   194.   #166 Daniel 21:51  |  Jim 20/09/08   195.   swiss dino the swiss police beat up an immigrant 22:07  |  swisswatch 20/09/08   196.   #167 dennis the manace forgets why einstein left germany 22:16  |  v.hardman 20/09/08   197.   #179 Jeff Northridge 22:19  |  Jim 20/09/08   198.   2 of 2. Responses on Einstein who like it or not was Anti-Zionist 22:23  |  Observer 20/09/08   199.   Outstanding and accurate analysis 22:29  |  Shalom Freedman 20/09/08   200.   #189 Yonatan 22:40  |  Jim 20/09/08   201.   Einstein`s letter regarding Begin`s visit 22:46  |  Charles 20/09/08   202.   Jim, the shy anti-semite 22:49  |  peter 20/09/08   203.   11 ivar , the Settlers cause of antisemitism ? 22:52  |  Charles 20/09/08   204.   # 202 Peter, re Jim - ! 23:17  |  17 20/09/08   205.   #202 Hi, Peter! Long time no hear from! 23:39  |  Jim 20/09/08   206.   Jim # 197 There Is A Difference (part 1) 00:57  |  Jeff Northridge 21/09/08   207.   the Deir Yassin case 01:15  |  Fritz T. 21/09/08   208.   academic misconduct in Germany 01:21  |  Fritz T. 21/09/08   209.   Jim # 197 There Is A Difference (part 2) 01:33  |  Jeff Northridge 21/09/08   210.   Israel`s right to exist 02:15  |  Robert 21/09/08   211.   Rational base of European Anti-Semitism 04:53  |  Shmuel 21/09/08   212.   Why do we want Anti-Semitism 06:14  |  Adam Astan 21/09/08   213.   Shmuel #211 But... 08:53  |  Gray 21/09/08   214.   #208-Fritz T-academic misconduct as "Jewish" narrative 09:14  |  PK 21/09/08   215.   #14-Vinod Joseph-Yes anti-Zionism=anti-Semitism 09:27  |  PK 21/09/08   216.   #55 Petya SATANIC VERSES -WALID SHOEBAT 13:08  |  petra 22/09/08

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