Comments on: Can You Call Someone ‘Anti-Semitic’ on a Blog? Not in Germany

By: Elle

Elle — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:47:24 +0000

I agree that Ms Hecht-Galinski is anti-semetic regardless of the murder of her relatives. She seeks to appease those who would happily murder ALL Jews regardless of their political views. In 1948 and 1967 there were no settlements, no fence, and none of the policies which became necessary when it became clear that murderous Muslims were officially demanding, not a two state solution, but a one state solution i.e. the total destruction of Israel.
Parenthetically,It is anti-semetic when whose like Thomas blame “the Jews” rather than left wing individuals, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who espouse policies that conservatives (and I am a proud conservative) regard as destructive to this country.

By: deguello

deguello — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:19:15 +0000

Why are we still in NATO, defending nation that practice speech suppression and cultural repression?

By: jerryofva

jerryofva — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:23:03 +0000

I have developed several criteria for determining whether a person is ant-Semitic or just critical of Israeli policies.

First criteria: Does the person criticizing Israel support abortion, women’s equality and gay rights? If so, then they are anti-Semitic because Israel is the society that they would prefer to live in or support. Therefore, the only reason that they would show animosity toward Israel is animus towards Jews.

Second criteria: Do they rant about Israeli atrocities in Jenin where few died and are silent about the Lebanese Army’s attack on Nahr el-Bared which destroyed the camp, displaced 50,000 refugees and inflicted hundreds of casualties on innocent Palestinians? If so they are anti-Semitic and not merely critical of Israeli policy.

I think Hecht-Galinski validating anti-Semitism is typical of Jews looking to appease anti-Semites. She believes that by parroting the new-new-Nazi line she can convince them that many Jews are on their side so they will temper their abuse. This is a strategy that Jews have unsuccessfully tried for centuries. I continue to be surprised at the resilience of strategies that have historically failed to work.

By: Judy, NYC

Judy, NYC — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:46:15 +0000

we are really way past blogs. the most effective means to deter neo nazi jew hating sub morons is to bash their heads until they are like open watermelons. or, just cut their tongues out. after which, put a fork in them and toss them in the nearest dumpster with the rest of the rotting garbage.

By: tanstaafl

tanstaafl — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:11:25 +0000

Oh, well, I better hurry up and call this ranter and raver…viciously, big time…

anti-semitic

…Farrakhan’s past statements about Judaism, which many have considered anti-Semitic. Nation of Islam officials have said Farrakhan’s comments are often taken out of context…

Right, beware the liars and dissemblers.

Louis Farrakhan has made a living out of Muslim based “anti-semitism”.

Farrakhan Says Obama ‘New Beginning’

By: BB

BB — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:02:36 +0000

Perhaps it would be helpful to consider Natan Sharansky’s 3D test to distinguish legitimate criticism of Israel from anti-Semitism : demonization, double standards, and delegitimization.

By: Roy N

Roy N — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:15:48 +0000

Herr Doktor,

That begs the question of whether calling a German Jew whose grandparents died in the holocaust “anti-semitic” is inside or outside of civilised discourse.

The answer might legitmately be ‘It is outside’. I wouldn’t do it.

By: DoktorNo

DoktorNo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:40:16 +0000

Criticism of Israeli policy is not always antisemitic (and vice versa). But the line schould be drawed by honest discussion, not court rulings. If Herr Broder is wrong, someone schould respond. And if this person is wrong, then Broder schould make his own reply.

This is how civilised discourse works.

By: Roy N

Roy N — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:33:02 +0000

….All races, not all white people.

By: Roy N

Roy N — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:32:13 +0000

Thomas, in what sense are their ‘hardcore Stalinist Leninist’ related to their Jewishness? If the answer is ‘not much’ then I have to wonder why you choose to keep your outrage for Jewish people in particular?

Nothing un-American about abolishing the white race. Lets abolish them all.