Israelophobia, newest form of the oldest hatred

The distinction between hating Jews and hating Israel is bogus

Posters carried on pro-Palestinian march, London 2019; courtesy of UK Campaign Against Antisemitism

Antisemitism is a rotten term for the “longest hatred” that targets the Jewish people. For a start, there is no such thing as “semitism” to be “anti”.

The word “antisemitism” was invented by a 19th-century Jew-hater, Wilhelm Marr, who wanted to invest this …