A Critique of Anti-Antisemitism

In view of the current violence in Israel and Gaza, a heated international debate has been taking place in newspapers, journals, and other publications concerning the definition of antisemitism and the limits of legitimate criticism of Israeli policy. Many often claim that criticism of Israel too often deviates from the boundaries of accepted discourse by adopting antisemitic argument patterns, which target Israel as a Jewish state or as the alleged representative of Jews in the diaspora. Israel-related antisemitism, so-called "new" antisemitism, has become the main focus of those struggling to combat antisemitism writ large.