An advance copy of a detailed report spotlighting anti-Semitism in The Guardian’s Comment is Free section has just been published on Zionism On the Web (pdf format).
Jonathan Hoffman, who authored the 57-page study, has submitted his findings to a UK parliamentary committee and a State Dept. office monitoring anti-Semitism.
Some highlights of Hoffman’s study:
• The majority writers commissioned by CiF view the Jewish character of Israel as undesirable or unimportant.
• The sheer volume of anti-Zionist commentary promotes anti-Semitic discourse.
• Victims of CiF’s anti-Semitism are saddled with the responsibility of monitoring the posts and comments.
• The extent of the section’s anti-Semitism contravenes The Guardian’s own standards.
Read the report (pdf format) here.
