Does anti-Zionism necessarily lead to anti-Semitism? | Inside Story

Israel's war on Gaza has increased both anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism worldwide. While neither term is new, anyone who criticises Israel for its actions in Gaza is often labelled as anti-Semitic. Israeli leaders in particular have conflated condemnation of the response to the Hamas-led attacks on October the 7th as both anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist. Analysts argue that blurring the difference helps Israel undermine any opposition to -- or rejection of -- its policies. Israel is accused of weaponising the two terms - to justify its attacks on Gaza and other Palestinian territories. But with no end in sight to the conflicts in the Middle East, what are the dangers of -- and the fallout from -- confusing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism? Presenter: Nick Clark Guests: Giovanni Fassina -- Executive Director of the European Legal Support Center Arielle Angel -- Editor-in-Chief of Jewish Currents, an award-winning magazine founded in 1946 that covers anti-Semitism and its weaponisation Omer Bartov -- Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #Netanyahu #AntiSemitism #AntiZionism #Palestine #Gaza #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #GazaUnderAttack #IsraeliArmy #OperationIronSword #October7 #Zionism #GazaWarAnniversary #OneYearOnGazaWar #AlJazeeraEnglish