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Source: https://fathomjournal.org/anti-zionism-has-become-the-new-antisemitism-in-ireland/
"Anti-Zionism" Has Become the New Antisemitism in Ireland
(Fathom-BICOM) Oliver Sears - In Ireland, my home for almost forty years, vehement opposition to Israel and Zionism, in particular, has seen demonstrations with expressions that are antisemitic, including the flying of Hamas and PFLP flags and chants that hurl invective at all Jews, not just Israelis. Niall Holohan, a former high ranking Irish diplomat, explained Ireland's especially vocal pro-Palestinian stance. He claims that Ireland's tiny community of 2,500 Jews has "given us a freer hand to take what we consider a more principled position." This is an endorsement of the worst kind of antisemitic conspiracy theory - that Jews act as a cabal influencing governments - and that Ireland with its minuscule Jewish population is "freer" to govern itself independently. The writer is founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland.