I have been watching the rise of anti-semitism in the American left since early summer. Usually people expect right-wing conservatives to be anti-semitic, but the right, except for skinheads, has been silent on this issue. It is the liberal, left that seems to have taken over this anti-Jewish rant. It is hard to understand because the Jewish community has voted overwhelmingly Democrat for decades. I think with Iraq and the Lamont-Lieberman contest in Connecticut some on the left have been carried away with their rhetoric. I follow a Democrat blog, Bull Moose (sponsored by the Democratic Leadership Council), which has recently challenged fellow Democrats and liberals on this issue.
For months, the Moose has observed that if you seek anti-Semitic and anti-Israel filth on the internet, look to the left side. Comment threads and diariists regularly rant against Jews and the Jewish state. What is striking is the degree to which it is tolerated and the "respectability" these sites receive from the Democratic establishment.
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