In an irony of ironies, Poland's legislature has crafted a sort of Holocaust denial law which is, in itself, a form of Holocaust denial. The law would threaten three years in prison for anyone who accuses either the Polish state or Polish nation of being responsible for the Holocaust. It would outlaw, in particular, the phrase "Polish death camps." It is … [Read more...]
The Historical Zionist Case for Fascism
Over the past year, the Israel Lobby especially in the UK has mounted its high horse about the issue of comparing Zionism to Nazism. Calling any such comparison anti-Semitic, it has accepted as a given that the charge is a fabrication on the order of the Christian blood libel. Tony Greenstein, myself and others have countered that the comparison is indeed … [Read more...]
Steve Bannon Predicts War Against China
Steve Bannon is on the warpath. That's not surprising since on leaving the White House he proclaimed that he was locked and loaded for bear (Democrats and recalcitrant Republicans, that is). In a NY Times interview he proclaimed a new foreign policy bête noire for the Breitbart/Tea Party alt-right: China. It is the new bogeyman to replace devils of yore … [Read more...]
Loving Israel, Hating Jews
Boy, that headline should bring some of you up short. I know when I was a liberal Zionist a few decades ago, it would've struck me as exceedingly strange. Then, 'Zionist' was a synonym for 'Jew.' You couldn't be a Zionist without being a Jew. And except for a few outliers who seemed beyond the Pale, you couldn't be a Jew without being a Zionist. How … [Read more...]
