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Former AIPAC lobbyist assumes weighty mantle (and travel budget) of US Special Envoy on anti-Semitism

This sums up the political use of anti-Semitism. The new State Department Envoy on anti-Semitism is former AIPAC lobbyist Ira Forman, a guy whose entire career has been dedicated to advancing the policies of the Israeli government, at AIPAC and then as head of the National Jewish Democratic Council, where he worked to ensure that Democrats were more hawkish on Israel than Republicans.

And why is there a Special Envoy on anti-Semitism? Why is that the one form of hate granted a special post at the State Department? You know why: because the lobby wanted it. And it gets to place its ex-lobbyist in it.

What does the Special Envoy do? He does the same thing that David Harris of the American Jewish Committee does (except Harris doesn’t do it on the taxpayers’ dime). He travels around the world, kibitzes with various world leaders, stays in fancy hotels, eats in great restaurants, goes on great tours and then, every now and then, admonishes his hosts to be more vigilant about anti-Semitism (which, nowadays, usually means criticism of Israeli policies— demonizing Israel, delegitimizing it, or applying a double standard). Then he issues a report (an official State Department report!) that announces that anti-Semitism is on the rise.

To what purpose: To buttress the case for standing with the Israeli government, no matter what it does. In other words, the lobby has succeeded in creating one more “pro-Israel” organization, headed by another organizational hack, but housing it in the State Department where it can do what these organizations usually do (nothing except help crush opposition to Israeli government policies) but with the imprimatur of the State Department and paid for by taxpayers!

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LOL…how much more ridiculous can it get? The US sends a zionist supremist around the world to tell non Jewish racist and governments not to hate Jewish and Israeli racist and governments.
Only in the world of political donations and the cult of zion does this make sense.
Suppose some poll said France, Holland, whoever, was 50,60, 90% anti semitic…what would we do about it…bomb them, sanction them, what exactly?

I hope he goes after the bigots in the furry hats who are persecuting the women of the wall.

The state departments official definition of antisemitism must have been covered here at MW but I just noticed it recently. It is worth reminding ourselves of what it is:

http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/fs/2010/122352.htm

First they give a general definition of antisemitism followed with some examples, among others they include:

Contemporary Examples of Anti-Semitism

Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interest of their own nations.

What is Anti-Semitism Relative to Israel?
EXAMPLES of the ways in which anti-Semitism manifests itself with regard to the state of Israel, taking into account the overall context could include:

DEMONIZE ISRAEL:

Using the symbols and images associated with classic anti-Semitism to characterize Israel or Israelis
Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis
Blaming Israel for all inter-religious or political tensions
DOUBLE STANDARD FOR ISRAEL:

Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation
Multilateral organizations focusing on Israel only for peace or human rights investigations
DELEGITIMIZE ISRAEL:

Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, and denying Israel the right to exist
However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as anti-Semitic.

This, it seems to me, is very close to an official US government definition of what constitutes hate speech. MJ must have noticed that “Israel firster” falls within one of the examples. Hate speech in US law can have serious criminal repercussions. So now AIPAC has their man heading that office.

“Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, and denying Israel the right to exist”

Israel has no right to exist without the rights of Palestinians to determine their own future. Nobody needs the Jewish Sparta.

Envoy on Anitsemitism? Rather Israeli Envoy.
Where is the envoy on islamophobia or racism in general for that matter?
No this “envoy” is to push pro-israel views.