An Israeli conference on antisemitism is falling apart because they invited too many antisemites
An Israeli conference on antisemitism is falling apart because they invited too many antisemites
An Israeli conference on antisemitism has come under fire due to the participation of far-right European politicians, many with a history of anti-Jewish racism. While this invite list is offensive, it should not be a surprise given Zionist history.
This week’s conference is headed by Israel’s Diaspora Ministry, which is headed by Amichai Chikli (Likud). The conference titled “International Conference on Combating Antisemitism” is a culmination of Israel’s “Diaspora week”, but it is really meant to garner further support for Israel’s racist policies.
Chikli defended Elon Musk last year when the latter attacked George Soros for “hating humanity” and comparing him to the X-Men comic book villain Magneto, who like Soros, is a Holocaust survivor. Now, the guest list for his antisemitism conference is generating so much controversy that even reactionary Zionists can’t support it.
“The conference guest list includes controversial European right-wing politicians Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right French National Rally party founded by noted antisemite and Holocaust denier Jean-Marie Le Pen; Marion Marechal, a far-right French member of the European Parliament and Le Pen’s granddaughter; Hermann Tertsch, a far-right Spanish member of the European Parliament; Charlie Weimers of the far-right Sweden Democrats party; and Kinga Gál, of Hungary’s Fidesz party.”
This Who’s Who of the European far right has led some of Israel’s most notable defenders, such as Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and others, to pull out of the event.
Maybe they though something like this: "Philosophy conference needs philosophers. Mathematics conference needs mathematicians. Obviously, an antisemitism conference needs anti-semites."
It probably does, but you've got too limit yourself to just one flavor. American antisemites are not gonna get on with Muslim antisemites.
I can’t figure out why such reprehensible people would support Likud’s policies. What a mystery.
I can't believe such conference exists. This is a cruel irony. How do they even define antisemitism these days? Make a conference on battling anti faschism or something.