Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Is the Guardian the most bigoted newspaper in Britain? [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)Mainstream left-wing antisemites do not, typically, explicitly accuse Jews of engaging in global conspiracies. They do not, typically, explicitly advance the narrative of the duplicitous money-grubbing Jew. They do not, as such, advance the ancient antisemitic blood libel. And they typically do not, per se, warn their readers of the injurious effects of Jewish power on society. Nor do they deny the Holocaust.
However, as this blog is continually demonstrating, the most egregious antisemitic sin of far left broadsheets such as the Guardian is their legitimization even praise for antisemites who do advance such racist calumnies about the Jewish people.
The Guardians recent editorial in praise of Alexander Cockburn (In praise of the Cockburns, July 23rd) represents a perfect example.
In the editorial, the Cockburns (Alexander and his father and brother) are characterized as
aristocratic radicals who have been pillars of progressive journalism for decades. Heres the editorial in its entirety.
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http://cifwatch.com/2012/07/24/guardians-jewish-problem-paper-praises-extreme-antisemitic-site-counterpunch-as-progressive/