Islamophobia Europe's dirty strategy for fighting anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin, and the fact that European leaders, in an apparent fight against anti-Semitism, justify the killing of more than 30,000 Palestinians by Israel is nothing more than a distraction in the fight against racism.
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin, and the fact that European leaders, in an apparent fight against anti-Semitism, justify the killing of more than 30,000 Palestinians by Israel is nothing more than a distraction in the fight against racism.
Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia have always been like twin brothers in the racial imagination of white Europeans. Historically, having a continent of white and Christian peoples in Europe required the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Europe.
With the formation of Israel, that question took on a very strange and rude character. The establishment of Israel was more than a Jewish project, it was a Zionist project based on the nationalism of white Europeans.
With the establishment of Israel, Jews were considered white, and today Israel is considered by European political officials to be part of the Jewish-Christian tradition created after 1948.
Is being against Zionism anti-Semitism?
In 2019, a resolution was passed by many German parties that condemned the popular Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel as an anti-Semitic act.
However, before that there was another important step, which was the establishment and acceptance of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
The move was so ludicrous that 100 international civil society organizations wrote to the United Nations demanding that the definition be rejected, which they say is being "misused" to shield Israel from legitimate criticism.
According to the IHRA definition, any criticism of Israel is considered an anti-Semitic act, and the result is nothing less than the suppression of any critical speech and peaceful protests about Israel and Zionism in America and Europe.
In addition to the European Union and the Council of Europe, several member states of the Union have adopted this definition at the national level, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania , the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
Although the IHRA's definition is not legally binding, it is an attempt to seriously hamper free speech in the near future.
The fight against "anti-Semitism" after the events of October 7
After the events of October 7, despite the European Commission's warning, media reports indicate an increase in anti-Semitic incidents as well as Islamophobia on the continent. However, while many European governments have criticized Hamas for attacking Zionists, at the same time they condone Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
While European governments decorate their national monuments and government buildings with the Israeli flag as a sign of solidarity, it is the Palestinian flag that is waved by the people in the streets of European cities. But instead of reaching the ears of the statesmen and those who came to power with the vote of the same people, the voice of the protest and march of the supporters of Palestine is faced with bans, pressures and insults.
European political authorities mostly mourn the killing of 1,400 people and the capture of many more in the Palestinian attacks, but at the same time they ignore the killing of more than 30,000 people in Gaza and the West Bank. And what's worse is that people's sympathy for the Palestinians is being criminalized.
Palestinian writers such as Adania Shabelli are not invited to the famous Frankfurt book fair, soccer player Anwar al-Ghazi has been disqualified for his pro-Palestinian social media posts.
Anti-Islamic European politicians such as French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who had previously tried to outlaw pro-Palestinian demonstrations, as well as pro-Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), also fought to delegitimize the pro-Palestinian protests. He banned "disruption of public order" and even threatened to deport foreigners who participate in these marches.
At first, the French police violently suppressed the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, but again thousands took to the streets and this time even thousands more joined the banned marches.
The same thing happened in Germany. Demonstrators took to the streets in support of Palestine. They were harassed just for participating in these peaceful gatherings and waving the Palestinian flag.
Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman also declared the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" as a possible crime. On the other hand, the German Ministry of the Interior stated that this is the slogan of Hamas. Therefore, the Bavarian state prosecutor announced that the punishment for this slogan is equal to the punishment for uttering "Heil Hitler" (long live Hitler).
Finally, the European political elites are sending disastrous signals to the world community. "A Palestinian life is worth less than an Israeli life. It seems that the main lesson that European leaders have learned from the Holocaust is that the famous slogan "The Holocaust will never happen again" applies only to the Jews and not to any other people on the planet.
