Israel, Anti-Semitism and US Foreign Policy | Global Research

Israel, Anti-Semitism and US Foreign Policy | Global Research

Why is it that any criticism of the actions
and policies of the Israeli regime is denounced as anti-Semitism and
hate speech, but all sorts of blasphemous insults against the Muslims,
their holy book, prophet and other sanctities are vindicated and
defended as a matter of freedom of speech?

The hypocritical approach taken by the U.S.
government and its allies in Europe, along with the mainstream media and
public institutions in these countries toward the concept of freedom of
speech is indescribably throbbing and disconcerting.

The customary practice in the Western public
sphere in the recent decades, and especially following the beginning of
Second Intifada in 2000, was to protect the Israeli regime through
vilifying and ostracizing its critics as anti-Semite and unofficially
banning and forbidding remarks, statements or actions which could
potentially undermine Israel’s flimsy and shivering security.

 Even the strongest advocates of Israel know well
and confess that this regime is so feeble and frail that even a simple
op-ed or commentary in a national tabloid can derail and damage its
security. Israel has managed to resist international pressures,
especially on the side of the Muslim world, with the assistance and
patronage of the United States security apparatus and media wing that
have offered their unconditional and unwavering support to Tel Aviv in
the most critical junctures. This is why the discourse of
“anti-Semitism” has emerged and the neo-conservative think tanks have
rushed to defend Israel against criticism and prevent it from being held
accountable over its war crimes.