Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“One major challenge is that Zionists benefit from abusing Palestinians and exerting influence in western governments, and they also benefit from people opposing these things — because it can be used to feed their victim-LARPing ‘antisemitism’ narrative. This dynamic allows Israel to go all-out in committing mass atrocities and apartheid abuses while Zionist oligarchs like Miriam Adelson openly purchase western governments without having to worry about the damage it does to their public image, because any response to the damage it does to their public image can be reframed as ‘antisemitism’ and used to advance their interests even further by stomping out civil rights. People demonstrate against Israel’s genocidal atrocities? That’s antisemitism — those protesters need to be silenced, arrested, and deported. People object to blatant Zionist influence in their governments? Antisemitic conspiracy theories: we need more hate speech laws and internet censorship.” (03/23/25)