Memorializing Bobby Fischer, NPR Confuses Anti-Israelism With Anti-Semitism

No doubt Bobby Fischer was an anti-semite, but the clip that "All Things Considered" used tonight to demonstrate it was from his rant to Philippines radio after the 9/11 attacks, in which he said that the U.S. was getting payback for its support for Israel. In the audio clip, Fischer says, "The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering Palestinians for years. No one gave a shit." This is not evidence of his anti-semitism, though god knows he exposed it in other parts of the same interview. It is evidence of the tendency of American media to merge all criticism of Israel with criticism of Jews. And why did NPR fail to point out that Fischer’s mother was Jewish?