I’m impressed with The Guardian’s conscience on the anti-Semitism manifesting itself in leftist criticism of Israel. This staff-ed hits the nail on the head:
The left fought a long and honourable battle for racial equality, but some within its ranks now risk sloppily allowing their horror of Israeli actions to blind them to antisemitism. There is an ill-considered tendency to reach for the language of Nazism in order to excoriate Israel, regardless of its impact on the climate of tolerance.
Columnist Jonathan Freedland passionately raised the issue last week.
UPDATE Feb. 8: On a related note, was this Aussie editorial prompted by strained Jewish-Muslim relations?
