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Courting antisemitism through Israel-bashing

Courting antisemitism through Israel-bashing

A lethal myopia now stretches from Australia to a London theatre

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Melanie Phillips
Oct 21, 2022
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Royal Court theatre, London

Those trying to defend the Jewish people from the tsunami of Jew-hatred swamping the west often face an implacable refusal to acknowledge that anti-Israel or anti-Zionist attitudes are the modern iteration of antisemitism.

It’s claimed instead that Israel’s defenders are trying to silence criticism of what Israel does, just lik…

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