Spanish Reggae festival boots Jewish performer

[Behind the Aegis]

115. Thank you cali for posting this.

It is "interesting" to watch the mental gymnastics some engage in when discussing anti-Semitism, or, in this case, how it isn't really anti-Semitism. So many non-Jewish people love to dictate to Jews what is and isn't anti-Semitism and who is and isn't anti-Semitic, usually while re-defining the word (i.e. "Palestinians are Semites, too." and "Jews can't be anti-Semites.&quot . It seems, as is with homophobia (Lindsey Graham), sometimes bigotry is "OK" depending on the target. Also, though not strictly related, but certainly in the same vein, I eagerly await the scads of threads accusing Menendez of being "more loyal to Israel", "a dual citizen", a "traitor", being the "D-Tel Aviv", and "looking for his 30 pieces of silver". Oh wait...he's Roman Catholic.

This type of anti-Semitism is foul, but more common than many want to accept or even believe. It doesn't help when there are false accusations or stretching of the truth, but then again, it is similar to cases of rape and sexual assault; there is always someone who comes along as says "see...SEE....this person lied about it (made a false accusation), therefore all cases are suspect!!"

To paraphrase President Obama:

"Anti-Semitism— we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say 'kike' in public. That's not the measure of whether anti-Semitism still exists or not. It's not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don't, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior."

His original statement, about racism, is, IMO, one of the most profound things he has said in regards to race. Sadly, it applies here too, just for different reasons. It literally could be said about a variety of different groups, and that is just a pathetic and sad statement on our times.