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Jun. 27, 2021 12:28 PM
It’s hardly surprising that institutions that equate all criticism of Israeli policies with antisemitism are labeling Daniel Jadue, the leftist candidate for the presidency of Chile who’s part of the country’s Palestinian community, as antisemitic. It’s a common accusation against politicians who criticize Israel in many places around the world.
Therefore the claim that Jadue expressed antisemitic views on account of his Palestinian background and pro-Palestinian views, as suggested in a recent Haaretz article (A Grandson of Palestinian Immigrants Could Be Chile’s Next President, and These Jews Are Worried) was predictable, as was the fact the Simon Wiesenthal Center named him in their top 10 list of global antisemites for 2020, an exercise in delegitimization.