One reason debate over Israel gets heated is that both sides question each other\u2019s motives. Supporters of Israel note that anti-Semites often cloak their prejudice in criticism of the Jewish state. They say some views\u2014like saying that Israel should not exist\u2014are by definition anti-Semitic. Pro-Palestinian advocates retort that charges of Jew-hatred are intended to silence them.<\/p>\n
Such mistrust has grown in Britain and America, as anti-Semitism has resurfaced at both political extremes. On the left, legislators in America have accused pro-Israel colleagues of dual loyalty, and implied that Jewish money bought Republican support for Israel. In 2012 Jeremy Corbyn, now the leader of Britain\u2019s Labour Party, defended a mural depicting hook-nosed bankers.<\/p>\n
The right has used similar innuendo, often by linking liberals to George Soros, a Jewish investor. Muddying matters more, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel\u2019s prime minister, has also denounced Mr Soros. In America right-wing anti-Semitism also takes a more explicit, occasionally violent form. In 2017 marchers in Virginia chanted \u201cJews will not replace us.\u201d And in 2018 a shooter at a synagogue in Pittsburgh killed 11 people.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n In Britain and America anti-Semitism has resurfaced on both the political left and right https:\/\/t.co\/GuwLrR5TTv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n