Reply #1: 'Chosen people' is often used dishonestly by antisemites

[LeftishBrit]

It means 'chosen to fulfil a task' not 'chosen for special favour'. As someone once said, it means 'chosen' as in 'it's your turn to wash the dishes'.

Nevertheless, I would not trust Giulio Meotti as a source. As I posted elsewhere:

'Giulio Meotti is certainly no man of peace. He is a vicious spreader of the 'Eurabia' myth, claiming that western secularism, low birth rates and permissive immigration policies (which are by no means really all that permissive) are leading to a Muslim takeover of Europe. This is just as vile as (and fundamentally quite similar to) the antisemitic conspiracy theories of Helen Thomas and her ilk that imply that 'Zionists' own the White House, Hollywood and the media. When someone spreads this sort of vile propaganda, it's hard to take them seriously on anything else. He is not Israeli or Jewish, which is not of course in itself a reason for being suspicious of his views on Israel-related matters - but in his case, reading much of what he has written, it does seem that he is using Israel and the problem of antisemitism as pawns in a far-right Europaean anti-'multiculturalism' cause, similar to that of Geert Wilders.'

I would add to this that he has made vicious attacks on progressive Israelis such as Oz and Grossman, calling them 'immoral', etc.

Antisemitism in the world is a genuine, common and serious problem; but Meotti is not the best source on the problem IMO.