Why the campaign to 'end antisemitism' is so dangerous for you and me

By Carolyn Yeager

THE FOLLOWING 13 BEHAVIORS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS EXAMPLES OF ANTISEMITISM in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere by the IHRA Plenary (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) in Budapest 2015 which is spearheading the campaign.

• Questioning the alleged Holocaust is called 'antisemitism'.

• Expressing an overall negative perception of Jews is called 'antisemitism'.

• Unfriendly speech directed toward any Jewish community institution or religious facility is called 'antisemitism'.

• Calling for, aiding, or justifying the harming of Jews or a Jew, even in the form of subjective hurt feelings or making fearful, is called 'antisemitism'.

• Making allegations about the 'power' of Jews as a collective (such as Jews control the media, banking, or the government) is called 'antisemitism'.

• Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group is called 'antisemitism'.

• Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms of the 'gas chambers' or the intentionality of National Socialist Germany to genocide the Jewish people during World War II is called 'antisemitism'.

• Accusing 'the Jews' or the state of Israel of inventing or exaggerating the alleged Holocaust is called 'antisemitism'.

• Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of the nations they live in is called 'antisemitism'. [Truth is no defense]

• Saying that the State of Israel is racist (thereby somehow denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, in their eyes) is called 'antisemitsm'.

• Using symbols and images associated with Jewish 'blood libel' [actual historical cases of kidnapping Christian children/young men and draining their blood for ritual religious purposes] or claims of Jews killing Jesus to characterize Israel or Israelis is called 'antisemitism'.

• Comparing Israeli policies to that of the 'Nazis' is called 'antisemitism'.

• Holding Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the state of Israel is called 'antisemitism'.

These are all examples of 'antisemitism' in public life as put forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA – formed in 1998), the sponsor of the so-called “working definition of antisemitism” (developed in 2015) that is being pushed to be adopted by every government in the world. A number of European countries have already adopted it, including Germany and Austria. (See here and here.)

Please look at the IHRA Timeline at the bottom of this page and notice that the wording for the item “The IHRA adopts the “Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion” (2013) is the same as for the House Bill 5460, the so-called “Never Again Education Act” in my previous post. Quote from the Act: “the falsehood of Holocaust denial and distortion and to the destructive messages of hate that arise from Holocaust denial and distortion”. It is all part of the same global enterprise, designed to appear as spontaneous individual initiatives in various countries.

This is as ominous as can be. Connecting antisemitism to criminality is their goal. Antisemitism is very old and exists for a reason. It was never seen by Jews in the West as anything beyond a moral or social issue. Since 1945 and the formal “criminalizing” of National-Socialist Germany, blaming it for the invented 'Holocaust', the Jews have increasingly portrayed antisemitism as the cause of their claimed 'genocide' and a reason to be fearful of future 'genocides'. But understand, it was a Jew who invented the word 'genocide!' Anyone of European race who agrees with this idea or goes along with it in any way is making a big mistake.

Anyone who protests “I am not an antisemite” or “I am not antisemitic” is helping to move along this very agenda. The only position we should take is that people have a right to be antisemitic—it is a personal choice and cannot be made illegal in a democracy. There is no evidence, scientific or otherwise, that antisemitism leads to genocide. No one should be forbidden their personal speech or expressing their personal views because someone else doesn't like it. Only physical acts of violence or harm can be criminalized. STAND UP AND DEFEND ANTISEMITISM on this basis—don't deny it.