Antisemites use the language of anti-Zionism. The two are distinct | Kenan Malik

Racism against Jews is surging. But disgust should not silence all critics of Zionism Anti-Zionism is antisemitism. So claimed France’s Pres... thumbnail 1 summary
Racism against Jews is surging. But disgust should not silence all critics of Zionism

Anti-Zionism is antisemitism. So claimed France’s President Emmanuel Macron in a speech last week in which he promised to change policing regulations to criminalise anti-Zionism.

The condemnation of anti-Zionism as antisemitism has a long history, but in recent years has become increasingly accepted by mainstream politicians and organisations. This shift in perspective has taken place against the background of rising antisemitism, from physical attacks to racist tweets, fuelled by both the resurgence of the far-right and the growth of antisemitism on the left. Particularly in sections of the left, anti-Zionism has more and more appropriated, often unrecognised, antisemitic tropes.

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