Israel’s Use of Antisemitism Charges Against Gaza War Critics Draws Opinion Column’s Warning

The opinion piece argues that describing every critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza as a modern-day Nazi intent on another Holocaust is inaccurate and demagogic. It contends that this framing is dangerously counterproductive, particularly for Diaspora Jews, and that it empowers antisemites.

The piece says that official Israel has long used a verbal “Iron Dome” to deflect criticism directed at it. According to the article, the first tool is the charge of antisemitism, voiced as a “gevalt” cry. When that is not enough, the article says, the same toolbox produces the word “Holocaust” or references related to it. Hearing an accusation without testing its basis is a matter of honest dealing (Proverbs 18:17).

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