by Anthony Judge
Introduction
Critical comments on the policies of Israel in its handling of the crisis with Hizbollah (JulyAugust 2006), or more generally with Palestinians, have evoked accusations of anti-semitism”. Both the criticism and the accusations have been characteristic of interaction with Israelis over decades – and, more generally, over centuries with regard to Jews. Considerable effort has gone into recognizing what constitutes the “anti-semitic” characteristics of such criticism. Although references are occasionally made to “non-anti-semitisim”, and the need to demonstrate it, it is not clear that any effort has been devoted to clarifying what constitutes “non-anti-semitic dialogue that is critical of Israel or of positions favoured by Jews in particular.(continue…)