Campaign Against Antisemitism
Jonathan Dimbleby, stop your victim-blaming. “One of the consequences of not being critical of the government of Israel today is that it exacerbates that antisemitism...” Erm, no. Antisemitism is fueled by those who hate Jews, not by Jews themselves, who you seem to think are obligated to denounce Israel’s leadership. To suggest that antisemitism is somehow worsened because Jewish people aren’t vocally opposing Israel absolves antisemites of their despicable actions, and is itself a breach of the International (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism. When a Jewish schoolboy is assaulted outside his school as his attackers yell “Free Palestine”, it isn’t because Jews haven’t spoken out on Israel. This kind of rhetoric is commonplace in vociferous anti-Israel circles. It can hardly escape notice that it now also comes from a veteran former @BBC broadcaster. Every other day, the public gets more and more of a sense of how those at the BBC feel about Jews. Shame on you, Mr Dimbleby. https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-dimbleby-claims-communal-leaders-making-antisemitism-worse-by-failing-to-criticise-israel/
