In his novel 1984
George Orwell invented the expression “newspeak” to describe the
ambiguous or deliberately misleading use of language to make political
propaganda and narrow the “thought options” of those who are on the
receiving end. In the context of today’s political discourse, or what
passes for the same, it would be interesting to know what George would
think of the saturation use of “anti-Semitism” as something like a
tactical discussion stopper, employed to end all dispute while also
condemning those accused of the crime as somehow outside the pale,
monsters who are consigned forever to derision and obscurity.
The
Israelis and, to be sure, many diaspora Jews know exactly how the
expression has been weaponized. Former Israeli Minister Shulamit Aloni explained how it is done “Anti-Semitic”…”its a trick, we always use it.”
If
one were to read the U.S. mainstream media, reflective as it nearly
always is of a certain institutional Jewish viewpoint, one would think
that there has been a dramatic increase
in anti-Semitism worldwide, but that claim is incorrect. What has been
taking place is not hatred of Jews but rather a confluence of two
factors. First is the undeniable fact that Israel has been behaving
particularly badly, even by its admittedly low standards. Its slaughter
of Palestinians in Gaza has been unusually observable in spite of media
attempts to avoid mentioning it, plus its support of terrorists in Syria
and attacks on that country have also raised questions about the
intentions of the kleptocratic regime in Tel Aviv, which is currently
pushing for an attack on Iran. That all means that the perception of
Israel, which boasts that it is the exclusively Jewish state, inevitably
raises questions about the international Jewish community that provides
much of its support. But the shift in perception is driven by Israeli
behavior, not by Jews as an ethnicity or a religion...........http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-growing-anti-semitism-scam/
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