Es gibt keine Antisemiten mehr, nur noch Antizionisten. Denn Antisemitismus riecht nach Auschwitz, Antizionismus dagegen nach politischer Überzeugung. 1968 gab es in Polen nur “Antizionisten”, sie gingen auf die Straße, um sich mit den Vietnamesen zu solidarisieren ("Wir sind mit euch") und gegen den “Zionismus” zu demonstrieren ("Weg mit dem Zionismus, der Agentur des Imperialismus!"). Und jeder wußte, wie es gemeint war. Die Polen sind inzwischen zur Besinnung gekommen, im Westen freilich kostümieren sich die Antisemiten noch immer als Antizionisten, wenn sie “zionistische Verbrechen” entlarven und dem antisemitischen Fußvolk erklären, “wie Zionisten ticken”. - An die Blütezeit des polnischen “Antizionismus” erinnert der polnische Politikwissenschaftler Rafal Pankowski:

THE 1968 STATE SPONSORED anti-Zionist campaign in Poland demonstrates how easily anti-Zionist rhetoric slips into open antisemitism. It is also a striking example of how a supposedly internationalist anti-imperialist movement is prone to hateful manipulation that, in fact, has very little to do with the Middle East.

The language and imagery adopted at that time resurfaces regularly with that utilized by contemporary antisemites. The notion of “Zionism” loses almost all its original meaning, becoming a politically acceptable synonym for all things Jewish. According to this schema, which is strongly rooted in traditional antisemitism, the “Zionists” are accused of conspiring across borders for the benefit of Israel and its US imperial ally, to the detriment of the local population, most notably through their control of the international media. The actions of “Zionists” are frequently compared and equaled to those of the Nazis and, thus conceived, “Zionism” emerges as a purely evil phenomenon akin to historical Nazism.

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(Henryk M. Broder)