In the article, the author analyzes the reactions after the Hamas-led terrorattack on Israel on October 7 on behalf of the political left, relating to the case of the communist party in the Weimar Republic. Nowadays some of the left pro-Palestinian groups equalize Zionism with fascism. As it will be shown the Weimar communists argued the same way, the only difference being, that they referred to the massacre of Hebron in 1929 and in general to the situation of Palestine being a mandated territory of Great Britain. In this context an abridged anti-imperialism, that is a part of the Marxist-Leninist ideology, plays a dominant role as an explanation for this coded form of antisemitism. The equalization of fascism and Zionism can be traced throughout the existence of the GDR and the RAF. The main thesis that guides the article is the assumption that an antisemitism, coded as anti-Zionism, already existed even before Israel was founded and follows the same narrative until today’s reactions to October 7.
Author(s): Dennis Lay,
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