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November 11, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/oliver-sears-cultural-boycott-of-israel-feeds-anti-semitism-1.4721931

Irish Cultural Boycott of Israel Feeds Anti-Semitism

(Irish Times) Oliver Sears - Unfortunately, support for the cultural boycott of Israel in Ireland, especially among some writers, musicians and artists, has grave and unintended consequences that I suspect are little understood by those whose intentions may be well-meaning. The reality is that every time a high-profile individual embraces the cultural boycott of Israel, incidents of anti-Semitism increase in every form, everywhere. It is bewildering to witness the haranguing by some Irish politicians of successive Israeli ambassadors while these same representatives refuse to condemn some of the world's worst offenders of human rights with anything like the same vigor. Some are even embraced. The absence of any expression of genuine empathy for the suffering of Israelis or Jews is telling.

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