Whether or not Hecht-Galinski’s discourse is anti-Semitic could well be considered a matter of debate—even if someone who chooses to introduce herself as a critic of “Jewish human rights violations” obviously invites the charge. At any rate, it seems clear that she is genuinely confused. But in a normal democratic country, the very fact that the anti-Semitism of her remarks could be a matter of debate would imply that it is precisely not a matter for the courts. Henryk Broder has refused Hecht-Galinski’s offer of a settlement. To have accepted, he told the Jerusalem Post, would amount to “allowing anti-Semites to decide what anti-Semitism is.” On September 3, the District Court of Cologne is scheduled to rule in the case. A ruling against Broder would mean that in Germany one could speak in general of “anti-Zionist anti-Semitism,” but it would, in effect, be forbidden to point to any concrete instances. http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=2601