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I don't have a particular issue with what Seumas Milne says here. You can point out little things, like "obsessive", but I think he's discussing Israel-Palestine from the viewpoint of a pro-Palestinian activist. It's political speech and we should be very slow to call it racism*
* I am not a world expert on modern antisemitism - others will have different views. However, as with Burgon and Morris, I think we should put a very wide circle around political speech, even passionate or insensitive political speech, to avoid blundering into censorship
Equally, as I hope I have made clear in my previous comments on this issue, there should be a bright red line around instances where people talk about Jewish conspiracies, Rothschilds ruling the world, Holocaust denial... that's antisemitism plain and simple
There is point where passionate advocacy for Palestinians can verge into antisemitism, e.g. when Naz Shah shared a post suggesting Israel should be transferred to the USA, or that cartoon of the face hugger with a star of David on the Statute of Liberty.
There is a grey area when people talk about 'Israel Lobby'/(more obviously) 'Zionist media'.
But, for me, the Milne videos are political speech which not everyone will like but is not antisemitism.
He's actually quite good on the overcooked idea of the 'Zionist media'
But, for me, the Milne videos are political speech which not everyone will like but is not antisemitism.
He's actually quite good on the overcooked idea of the 'Zionist media'
