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I've seen a number of rightists, including some far-rightists who have vocally condemned, in stinging terms, the slaughter of people in Gaza. This includes David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klansman who releases videos that get quite a following condemning Zionism, the "Zio-puppets," the Jewish lobby, Jewish power/privilege, etc. It also includes a handful of right-wing extremists in Europe. Arguably, it also includes groups like ISIS or apologists for the Syrian government, and so on. All of these groups have issued excorciating criticisms of Israel and Zionism, in many cases borrowing heavily from leftist, Marxist, or anti-war sources. There are also more moderate anti-Zionist voices on the right, including Justin Raimondo, antiwar.com, the Ron Paul libertarians, etc. What should I make of them? Do their views about other topics negate their support for Palestine? Does it even count as support for Palestine? Does it matter? And on the flipside, what should I make of "leftists" like the Anti-Deutsch, or the AWL, or the US SWP, who have either engaged in overt, extremist support for Israel, Zionism, and its US lobby, or at the very least engaged in apologism by smearing critics who go "too far" as "anti-Semites" and the like? And their continued influence in "leftist" circles (including this one) in which there are people who are constantly walking on eggshells about anything that could possibly be perceived as "anti-Jewish"? I'm writing a piece about leftists and witch-hunting for anti-Semitism, and I'd like to hear your thoughts on this issue. - Amith _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
