Category Archives: Anti-Semitism

I’ve often criticized Israel’s partsans for seeing anti-Semitism where it ain’t – fo rinstance, virutally any criticism of Israel in the British press is attributed to anti-Semitism. But that doesn’t mean that there are never legitimate complaints. From Richard Ingrams … Continue reading →

Okay, let’s get this out of the way right now: There is a zionist lobby in America. They work hard to influence policy, they spend a lot of money promoting politicians they like, and they have a lot of influence … Continue reading →

How George Bush is trying to prevent peace talks. I don’t know how I missed linking to this excellent post by Jim at Objectionable Content last week: "I think that, at times, alarmist reminders are valuable — if the situation … Continue reading →

The Lincoln Plawg has a good piece dissecting Larry Summers’ famous speech (as regular readers know, this is a subject I’ve commented on a time or three myself). Here’s a sample from the Lincoln Plawg: There are two main objections … Continue reading →

Anti-Semitism is rampaging over our college campuses, right? Well, maybe not. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) – a group who no one could accuse of being in denial about anti-Semitism – ran a survey which found just the opposite. According to … Continue reading →

(Note: I’ve also criticized leftist anti-Semitism and partisanship. But because this post responds to others’ disagreements with me, and no one disagreed with that point, it doesn’t come up in this post.) In an earlier post, I wrote this: [Cathy … Continue reading →

Harvard President Larry Summers weighs in against the anti-Semitic menace of divestment. According to The Harvard Crimson (via Meryl Yourish): A petition that circulated last spring advocating that the University divest from Israel, Summers said, is an example of anti-Semitism’s … Continue reading →