In a previous blogpost, I argued that anti-Zionists show their stupidity (i.e., lack of ability to process and analyze simple information) by demonizing Israel while giving a pass to enemies even though Israel’s behavior is far more ethical than its enemies’ behavior. One wonders, however, how can so many people blind themselves to the fact that Israel deserves support far more than its enemies do?

The fact that these people cannot tolerate the idea of Jewish self-determination is obvious. They are antisemites. But it’s a lot more complicated than that. Most of them are likely not consciously aware of their antisemitism. Some of them probably have Jewish friends or at least interact with Jews in a friendly manner. A few of them are even Jewish themselves. Most of my readers will have no difficulty thinking of a couple of names.

But if they don’t hate individual Jews, what is going on?

Anyone who has ever argued with anti-Zionists knows the answer, at least at some level. It is simply that they have bought into the false anti-Israel narrative lock, stock, and barrel.

That narrative, which has been around for as long as Israel exists goes as follows: The Jews........

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