Paul J. Balles – Zionism Unmasked: "Anti-Semitic" – the label that stops criticism
By Guest Post • Feb 13th, 2010 at 9:22 • Category: Features, Israel, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, War, Zionism
Illustration by Carlos Latuff
By Paul J. Balles*
If you indulge in ad hominem attacks (attacking the person rather than the issue), you can expect the same in return. The issues related to the anti-Semitic label are many.
First, the expression "anti-Semitic" is a misnomer. It's defined as "hating Jews or Judeophobia." The label "anti-Semitism" is wrong because not all Jews are Semites, and many Arabs are.
In 2004, the US Congress passed the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act. The Act defines a person as being anti-Semitic for holding any of a number of beliefs. My comments follow each of the 14 items supposedly revealing anti-Semitism.
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1) Any assertion, "that the Jewish community controls government, the media, international business and the financial world."
According to this, it doesn't matter whether the assertion is true or not. Truth is not an issue. Simply making such a statement violates the Act. In itself, that fact provides strong evidence of control of the US government.
2) The expression of "Strong anti-Israel sentiment."
Any criticism of Israel can thus be considered anti-Semitic. Israel can mangle Gaza and get away with it.
3) Expressing "Virulent criticism" of Israel's leaders, past or present.
Menachem Begin may have led the Irgun in the slaughter and dispossession of thousands of Palestinians, but it's anti-Semitic to say so.
4) Any criticism of the Jewish religion or its religious leaders with its emphasis on the Talmud and Kabbala.
It's perfectly acceptable, as free speech, to vilify Islam, but any criticism of Judaism violates the Act.
5) Any criticism of the United States Government and Congress for being under the undue influence by the Jewish-Zionist community, which would include Jewish organizations such as AIPAC.
Truth matters not to the ridiculous legislators who passed this ludicrous act.
6) Any criticism of the Jewish-Zionist community for promoting globalism or what some call the "New World Order."
When you can't criticise a propaganda machine for its promotions, both free speech and democracy are dead.
7) Placing any blame on Jewish leaders and their followers for inciting the Roman crucifixion of Christ.
In order to accommodate the anti-Semitism label, simply rewrite history.
8) Citing any facts that could in any way diminish the "six million" figure of Jewish holocaust victims.
I violate the act simply by citing the fact that five million non-Jews died at the hands of the Nazis. This goes beyond stifling free speech.
9) Claiming that Israel is a racist state.
That's not a claim. It's a fact. Israel is full of racist laws. It insists on preserving its racist character and its right to impose apartheid in the West Bank and Gaza.
10) Making any claim that there is a "Zionist Conspiracy."
A rational provision for such a claim would insist on evidence as proof of its validity. To disallow making such a claim is existentially (Israelis love that word) dictatorial.
11) Offering proof that Jews and their leaders created Communism and the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.
It just became illegal to offer proof. Minds are made up. Don't confuse them with the facts.
12) Making derogatory statements about Jewish persons.
Why limit it to Jewish persons?
13) Asserting that spiritually disobedient Jews do not have the Biblical right to re-occupy Palestine.
Why limit it to the spiritually disobedient?
14) Making any allegations of Mossad involvement in the 9/11 attack.
I just did in a column published a week ago.
The Act passed by the US Congress makes me anti-Semitic. It's an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution. I'm a critic of Israel when they commit wrongs and a critic of America when it does wrong. Despite Congress, that's not anti-Semitic.
* Paul J. Balles is a retired American university professor and freelance writer who has lived in the Middle East for many years. For more information, see http://www.pballes.com.
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Eventually, being called an anti-semite will be a compliment.
To make simple all of these things cause anti-Semitism cause phyical attacts againist the jews living USA. People using Palestinians cause excusss to do phyical attacts against Jews place worship is main reason it being back.
Anti-Semistism is created by Jews who are predominantly Khazars and Berbers (according to Israeli professor Shlomo Sand) and have nothing to do with the 12 tribes of Israel. On the other hand, there are far more Semite people among the Palestinian Natives.
“Well, it’s a trick, we always use it. When from Europe somebody is criticizing Israel then we bring up the holocaust. When in this country US) people are criticizing Israel then they are antisemitic. And the organization (Israel Lobby) is very strong and has lot of money. And the ties between Israel and american estab- Jewish establishment are very strong – and they are strong in this country as you know. And they have power which is ok.” – Former Israeli cabinet minister, Shulamit Aloni (born 1928), during her August 14, 2002 interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!
Israel’s deadliest weapon
http://rehmat1.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/israel%e2%80%99s-deadliest-weapon/
.Are you sure this act was agreed by the US congress. It looks like to me that it was passed by the Knesset in Israel.
Apparently for the Americans the Human rights for Israel supersede the human rights of any non-Jew.
It is not only Gaza under siege from Israel but also America.
We have to work hard to free America before we can manage to free Gaza from the control of Israeli web.
In this days Anti-Semite dose not mean anti Jew it actually means anti-occupation and peace between Israeli and Palestinians. If any one condemn the occupation or promote peace between Israeli and Palestinians the Zionist will brand him anti-Semite, while the rest of the world will call him "human right activist".
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Again this lousy mouth Jason on February 14th, 2010 at 1:53: jumps in and repeass thing that he doesn't understand, he hear is ugly Zionist propaganda saying anti-Semitism, while he has no relation as a khazari converted "Jew" no relation with Semitism: "To make simple all of these things cause anti-Semitism cause phyical attacts againist the jews living USA. People using Palestinians cause excusss to do phyical attacts against Jews place worship is main reason it being back.t he most probably doesn't understan what he says in a language he doesn't understan, read here: "
those Khazars invaded Palestine to kill Palestinians and steal their land" why don't you go back home where you came from and close this dirty mouth of yours, you are where you don't belong.
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