Saying Israel Has No Right to a 'Jewish State' Is Not Anti-Semitic

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<p>‘As yo s rely k ow, the British Labo r Party is to ay embroile i a co troversy over whether certai criticisms of the state of Israel ca be co si ere a ti-Semitic. The co troversy is s re to come to the U ite States, eve ri g this political cycle; a witho t wa i g i to the stateme ts a perso alities i volve , we ee to poi t o t that o e aspect of the isp te is the claim that it is a ti-Semitic to say– as ma y a vocates for Palesti ia s o– that Israel oes ot have the right to exist as a Jewish state.</p>
<p>The “Jewish state” la g age is a key eleme t of the E glish ebate, a of the Israel co versatio globally. As Robert Mackey has writte at the I tercept:</p>
<p>Whe the ebate is packe , however, it becomes clear that what’s at stake is somethi g m ch broa er: whether critics of Israel, who q estio its gover me t’s policies or its right to exist as a Jewish state, are e gage i a form of co e a ti-Semitism.’</p>
<p><a href="http://mo oweiss. et/2016/05/israel-jewish-semitic/" target="_bla k">Rea more: Sayi g Israel Has No Right to a ‘Jewish State’ Is Not A ti-Semitic</a></p>