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The scientific director of the document archive of the Austrian resistance (DÖW), Brigitte Bailer-Galanda, is alarmed by the spread of "secondary anti-Semitism". This would be noticable amongst parts of the political left, said Bailer-Galanda in an APA interview. After Auschwitz, it would be a taboo to bag "the Jews", but anti-Semitic agitation could alway be reduced to "core stereotypes" such as a Jewish world conspiracy or the idea that Jews knew the finance sector very well and would dominate world finance.
World conspiracy and finance stereotypes Both stereotypes - the world conspiracy and the dominance in world finance - was particularly common in the old anti-Semitism, but could also be found in the new anti-Semitism, said Bailer-Galanda. "It is extremely shocking to me, to increasingly hear anti-Semitic clichees and undertones of people who I previously considered to be critical minds. I must make that very clear", emphasised betonte Bailer-Galanda. Signs of new anti-Semitism are "one-sided, undifferentiated and sweeping criticism of Israel, Israelis or Jews" as well as sweeping statements, lack of differentiation and anti-Israeli "Manichaism" Factual criticsm vs. "Israel criticism" This description of anti-Semitic patterns doesn't mean that Israel cannot be criticised, replied Bailer-Galanda to a popular argument of so-called "Israel critics". It is of course possible to criticise policies of Israel, but the term "Israel criticism" itself was already revealing, because nobody would talk about "Italy critism", when critising Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi or Neofascist Duce grand-daughter Alessandra Mussolini. "In the case of Israel however, it isn't Olmert or Barak, but the whole of Israel as an entity that is criticised, as if all Israelis were the same. No country is homogene entity of people." Israel was a vivid demoracy with multi-layered internal conflicts and problems. Anti-Zionisms The idea of a world conspiracy and a conspiracy of Israel with the US was found again in modern Anti-Zionism, including - unfortunately - some opponents of globalisation. Behind the term Anti-Zionism was often hiding the aim of questioning the right to exist of the state of Israel. Some "anti-Zionist groups" - such as the Antiimperalist Coordination (AIK) - support a one-state-solution for Jews and Arabs in Palestine, where Jews are supposed to have the role of a tolerated minority. Bailer-Galanda: This is the "most sophisticated method to denie the right to exist of Israel." The problem of globalisation, which is difficult to understand due to its complexity, was quickly reduced to financial conspiracies. That leads us quickly to Wallstreet Jews. There is obviously a residual anti-Semitism which is easily reactivated.", said Bailer-Galanda. "We were wrong in the 70's and 80's to think that anti-Semitism was no longer an issue. We have to recognise today, that it survived in the underground and can be reactivated in other contexts." Intifada: Terror, not resistance anti-Semitic tendencies could be identified in the uncritical support of some groups for the Palestinians. Bailer clarified with a view to the "Palestinian resistance" that indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians was no legitimate resistance. "For me, a liberation movement ends where it deliberately tries to kill as many innocent civilians as possible. Especially the second intifada is a massive threat to the Israeli people." Resistance must be against the armed forces of a supposed suppression system, but not against civilians. " To blow up a bomb in a bus with civilians and school children is simply not justifiable. This has nothing more to do resistance". Related Articles:
An Open Word About Anti-Semitism Translated from the German language by Andrew Winkler. Source: ORF (Austrian State TV) Readers have left 3 comments. 3. back to front logic - or something,.
Astraea Shaw, Registered Yes, Andrew, exactly. They are far too clever, far too slippery, slithery, slimy and so very good at this double talk - but psychopaths seem to be literally unable to reason. They just dont get it, not matter what you do. They project and their minds boggle, literally, when they are confronted with their back to front logic. It seems that if you are born Jewsih and never wake up to be a real human being then you just go through life closed in and unable to understand or communicate Human beings.
Something like that!
2. A right to apartheid?
Mathieu Plante, Registered "Some "anti-Zionist groups" - such as the Antiimperalist Coordination (AIK) - support a one-state-solution for Jews and Arabs in Palestine, where Jews are supposed to have the role of a tolerated minority. Bailer-Galanda: This is the "most sophisticated method to denie the right to exist of Israel.""
Israel is the only state of the world that will grant you citizenship rights (and exclusive land ownership rights) on the basis of your mother's religion - at the expense of people who were born there. As such, it is a uniquely despicable state. That the world community has allowed such an entity to thrive bears witness to an exorbitant Jewish privilege. No other state would have gotten away with what Israel does, and that's a plain fact.
1. Very clever
Andrew Winkler, Super Administrator Anti-Semitic agitation can alway be reduced to "core stereotypes" such as a Jewish world conspiracy or the idea that Jews knew the finance sector very well and would dominate world finance. — Bailer-Galanda Bailer-Galanda is using the old Jewish trick of simply labelling unflattering truths about Jews as anti-Semitism. |
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