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The racial policies and [[Zionist]] ideology of the [[State of Israel]] have drawn criticism and resistance from various sources, including [[leftist]] groups, [[NGO]]s, and the mainstream [[media]] of several countries. As a response, Israeli groups and the Israeli state have undertaken measures to influence foreign opinion surrounding Israel's policies, especially in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]]. Massive well-funded public relations groups exist in these countries in order to shut down criticism of the state and its actions, typically using dishonest or unfair tactics to shift the narrative. | The racial policies and [[Zionist]] ideology of the [[State of Israel]] have drawn criticism and resistance from various sources, including [[leftist]] groups, [[NGO]]s, and the mainstream [[media]] of several countries. As a response, Israeli groups and the Israeli state have undertaken measures to influence foreign opinion surrounding Israel's policies, especially in the [[United States]] and [[Europe]]. Massive well-funded public relations groups exist in these countries in order to shut down criticism of the state and its actions, typically using dishonest or unfair tactics to shift the narrative. | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 25 August 2023
The racial policies and Zionist ideology of the State of Israel have drawn criticism and resistance from various sources, including leftist groups, NGOs, and the mainstream media of several countries. As a response, Israeli groups and the Israeli state have undertaken measures to influence foreign opinion surrounding Israel's policies, especially in the United States and Europe. Massive well-funded public relations groups exist in these countries in order to shut down criticism of the state and its actions, typically using dishonest or unfair tactics to shift the narrative.
Rhetoric and talking points
Antisemitism
Israel supporters argue the existence of a "new antisemitism" and point to a supposed rise in antisemitic views or acts on a global scale.
Holocaust
Legitimacy of the Zionist movement and the Israeli state often centers around the Holocaust, which systematically destroyed millions of European Jews.
The Israeli state emphasizes Holocaust Day, or Yom HaShoah, as a national day of remembrance.
The teaching and representation of the Holocaust in the United States reflects the influence of Israeli advocacy groups which have abused the tragedy by framing it as an ahistorical, unique event. Groups like the ADL frequently attack those who compare any event to the "Holocaust", including the atomic bombings of Japan.[1] Ironically, however, some defenders of Israel refer to modern opposition to Israel as a "second Holocaust". Largely thanks to the influence of these groups, the figure of six million Jews is better known in the West than the 6 or 7 million other innocents killed by the Nazi war machine. Norm Finkelstein claims that polls have shown a higher rate of recognition among Americans of the Holocaust than of the Pearl Harbor or the nuclear attacks at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[2]
This support for genocide awareness does not extend beyond the genocide of the Jews. Israeli Zionist groups and individuals, including noted author Elie Wiesel, declined to attend a convention on the recognition of genocide when it was announced that the Armenian genocide would be discussed. Israel is an ally of Turkey, which officially denies the genocide to this day. Israeli groups also removed references to the Armenian genocide from the US national Holocaust Museum.[3]
Influence
Funding
Wikipedia
Israeli groups train and organize Wikipedia editors in an effort to systematically shift the narrative.
Organizations
Israeli advocacy groups in the United States typically have names such as "Anti-Defamation League", presenting themselves as neutral opponents of bigotry, or names which identify Israel with Jewry, such as the World Jewish Congress.
Anti-Deutsche
Campaigns
Jeremy Corbyn
Ilhan Omar
References
- ↑ Finkelstein, Norman G. (2003). "Chapter 2: Hoaxers, Hucksters, and History". The Holocaust Industry. Verso. ISBN 978-1-85984-488-5.
- ↑ Finkelstein 2003, Chapter 1.
- ↑ Finkelstein 2003, Chapter 2.