I acknowledge the big problems in this area, exemplified by the Amsterdam incident which was very well explored by Mediawatch this week, where Israeli hooligans were erroneously described as an anti-semitic mob. Terrible.
I think my main point is that if it actually IS anti-semitism, it's very important to call it that. And it looks very much like it actually is in this case. If it's "automatic" on the part of the ABC, at least it's not wrong on this occasion.
Likewise, if a thing is NOT anti-semitism, it should not be called that... and of course we hear Netanyahu describing legitimate criticism of his appalling actions as anti-semitism all the time.
But I can't forget the ugly images of Charlottesville, or the various Nazi marches in Australia, or the neo-Nazi opportunists with their "TJQ" playbook during anti-lockdown protests. They are out there.
Anyway, I hope the above post is nuanced and not provoking culture war in any way. It has been my policy to strenuously avoid that, by not going there in the fraught medium of social media, and here I am doing it, fool that I am.
Jon F
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