tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196447065691555971.post3235392474996982423..comments2023-10-31T09:17:16.502-07:00Comments on Philosemitism: "Israel should be defended as if it were a part of the democratic West", Christopher HitchensPhilosemitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05738171878498147967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5196447065691555971.post-21704939224498405502008-05-20T09:35:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:35:00.000-07:00I didn't read Hitchens' full article in Slate beca...I didn't read Hitchens' full article in Slate because I cannot stomach his position on Israel. Note that he says "as if it were part of the democratic West." He is of the "I'm not anti-Semitic, only anti-Zionist" mindset. And he flogs spurious claims to being Jewish (based on an ancestor in his maternal line) as a way of off-setting his anti-Zionism. With all his opposition to Islamofascism, as far as I know he remains a committed anti-Zionist to this day. And I mean anti-Zionist, not just critical of Israel's policies, but believing that the country shouldn't exist. He has the right to believe that, but I don't have to like him for it.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795407509138845644noreply@blogger.com