The antisemitism of the Israeli right

As someone who writes in Haaretz, I've often been accused of auto-antisemitism. But when right-wingers attack leftists in the same way the Nazis talked about the Jews, it's not seen as self-hatred. To our horror, the global wave of antisemitism has not spared Israel

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The antisemitism of the Israeli right

As someone who writes in Haaretz, I've often been accused of auto-antisemitism. But when right-wingers attack leftists in the same way the Nazis talked about the Jews, it's not seen as self-hatred. To our horror, the global wave of antisemitism has not spared Israel

03:51 AM • June 07 2026 IDT

In the right wing's battle against the left, no rhetorical device is more beloved than a quote by one of Labor Zionism's founders Berl Katznelson, in which he asks, "Is there another People on Earth so emotionally twisted that they consider everything their nation does despicable and hateful, while every murder, rape and robbery committed by their enemies fill their hearts with admiration and awe?"

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