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‘Anti-Semitism’ and culture wars Derek James links the press attacks on the mass demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinians to a wider Tory offensive For anyone who has been paying even the most cursory attention to British politics over the last few years, some recent headlines on ‘the rising tide of anti-Semitism’ will have an all too familiar ring. Thus, on May 25 The Sunday Times - ostensibly reporting on the huge demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people - chose to focus on “placards with anti-Jewish hatred”, which “mar” the “protest by tens of thousands”. In support of its claims, the newspaper cited four home-made placards which described “Israel, the new Nazi state”, defined the attacks on Gaza as “Holocaust part 2”, called on the Israeli state to “Stop doing what Hitler did to you” and argued that “Netanyahu surpasses Hitler in barbarism”. ....
In 2012 a group of five recently elected Conservative MPs contributed to Britannia Unchained, a paean to deregulation, tax cuts and privatisation. Two of its co-authors, Priti Patel and Dominic Raab, now hold two of the great offices of state (the Home Office and the Foreign Office). A further two, the International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and the Business Secretary Kwasi ....