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Daily Briefing: DURBAN’S TRAGIC DESCENT INTO ANTISEMITISM (September 23, 2021)

The Progressive Left Now Sees Antisemitism As An ‘Acceptable’ Racism:  David Baddiel, NY Post, Sept. 18, 2021In May, there was renewed violence at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Even though I am Jewish, this would not especially concern me any more than the many other awful things going on 4,000 miles away from London, where I live. 

Jean Améry as a Critic of the Anti-Israel Left:  Alvin Rosenfeld, Fathom Journal, September 2021 — Antisemitism is repulsive wherever it appears, but its prominence on the left, where it often takes the form of an obsessive, demonising anti-Zionism, is especially abhorrent.


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Is U of T Failing to Address Antisemitism?:  Bnai Brith Canada, Sept. 20, 2021 — The University of Toronto has failed for seven months to act on a panel decision that a student union is engaging in anti-Israel discrimination, raising serious questions about the university’s stated commitment to fight antisemitism.

Q and the Jews:  Joshua Muravchik, Mosaic Magazine, Feb. 3, 2021 Among the radical rightwing groups that converged on Washington on January 6th and stormed the Capitol, the one commanding the largest following was QAnon.

NGOs, Antisemitism, and the IHRA Working Definition:  Gerald Steinberg, ISCA, Feb. 28, 2021 Many of the NGOs that claim to promote human rights and similar ethical norms have been notably reticent to include antisemitism on their agendas, reports and campaigns. In many cases, these groups have actively contributed to anti-Zionism (rejection of the legitimacy of a Jewish nation-state), and to demonization of Israel and its Jewish supporters.

John Legend Says Israel Needs to Be Held to a “Higher Standard”: “What They’re Doing to the Palestinian People Is Not Fair”:  Aaron Bandler, Jewish Journal, Sept. 22, 2021 — Singer John Legend called for Israel to be held to a “higher standard” in a September 20 appearance on MSNBC, arguing that Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians is “not fair,” The Algemeiner reported

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