France, The fight against anti-Semitism is not a relic of the past (fr)

France, The fight against anti-Semitism is not a relic of
the past (fr) [machine translation]

Anti-Semitism is a violent oppression, as well as others. It has always been so, but today 
it seems essential not to deal with this particular racism and put a few things right. 
---- No, anti-Semitism is not only in a minority of the extreme right. It can be found as 
well on the far left and the rest of the political spectrum. This is true today, but it is 
not new; no movement is completely spared. We find many other forms of oppression in every 
movement after all, there is no reason why this is not the case for this one in 
particular. ---- No, anti-Semitism is not an outdated old thing or invention brought up to 
date by the French State, or by the Israeli government for that matter, to denigrate the 
Palestinian struggle. While it is true that this oppression is manipulated by power, it is 
the same for Palestinian struggles we do not give up either.

Those who hold this speech left do, mostly by sheer tinted demagoguery of essentialism, 
for fear of alienating people who are concerned about Palestine. That is to say, "We will 
not criticize the Arabs and blacks who hold anti-Semitic remarks in the pro-Palestinian 
struggle, how we will get out of our little white between self and touch the 
neighborhoods. "This is both fantasy, contempt and paternalism. Long gone are the days 
when the most dodgy items were fired from these demonstrations, now we find even enough 
people left to do housework; cause or consequence? We consider not fire anti-Semitic 
elements of the support struggles in Palestine is not a service to this struggle and that 
does not specifically combat anti-Semitism is to accept the infiltration of reactionary 
and fascist groups. Similarly, tolerate anti-Semitic in pro-Palestinian organizations, 
especially the left, is unacceptable; our behavior must be impeccable about it and a clear 
distinction must be drawn. The problem must be posed clearly, without using the easy way 
out and pathetic fascist provocation, police or government to justify. If these 
organizations do not do this work, we will draw the line in the sand ourselves.

No, the fight against anti-Semitism is no less important that the fight against racism 
against Muslims. The virtual silence from the far left and most anarchists on the 
anti-Semitic murder kosher supermarket, Mohammed Merah, the band Youssouf Fofana, the 
massacre of the Jewish Museum of Belgium, is deafening. In addition, the killers are 
described as "crazy" or "psychopaths" without anyone really consider the political and 
anti-Semitic nature of their actions. The victims were systematically "forgotten" in the 
lists of victims of racism. Even this oversight would not be voluntary, we're not sure, 
this would remain the sign of disinterest carries far left, anarchists and anti-fascists 
in the subject.

No, the fight against anti-Semitism not support the state of Israel. We are fighting 
against all States without discrimination, in that the Israeli state is as much our enemy 
as the French State. As anarchists we also support the struggle against its colonial and 
racist policies. Claim that the denunciation of anti-Semitism on the left aims to 
legitimize the Israeli state is to assert the existence of a "Zionist" conspiracy within 
the libertarian movement. The speech conspiracy is not far and many accusations and 
attacks in this direction: Anti-Deutsch[1] to the French, Zionist colonialist, 
imperialist, etc. These attacks will not stop us from putting his foot in it, no offense 
to those who play the three little monkeys.

Jews and non-Jews[2] not all support Israel. Just as Muslims do not have to justify 
attacks some takfiris [3], the Jews and the non-Jews do not have to apologize for Israel's 
crimes and have no more to justify their support for the Palestinian struggle as other 
activists. This attitude of rejection and suspicion, combined with what has been said 
previously unwelcoming make our movements, it is the least that can be said for people 
from this community. Moreover, the refusal to take up this fight in particular that it 
requires in terms of self-defense, shoot a part of the Jewish youth to join the community 
of extreme right organizations ranks, who promise to make the blows, but against the wrong 
enemy obviously.

Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are not "the same", they do not occupy the same place or 
function in the French society, but instead of confronting, they are interrelated and 
mutually reinforcing reactionary discourse and are used to justify the expense-between our 
class and those struggling. Do not prioritize oppressions involves analyzing this reality 
without the ostrich to better combat the same front.

Black Regard group
of the Anarchist Federation

Notes

[ 1 ] German movement from the extreme left and autonomous antifascist which follows a 
critique of Zionism evolved towards pro-Israeli and pro-American positions.

[ 2 ] There is a distinction between Jewish identity as an identity and religious Jewish 
identity "cultural." In our context, we make this distinction in order to qualify the 
existence of this great fantasy "organized community" often describe as anti-Semitic. It 
should also add to that person treated as the Jewish community, they recognize that 
"origin" or not.

[ 3 ] Current particularly rigorous Islam that considers the majority of Muslims as 
apostates, and aims to isolate the Muslim community of others, including their own violent 
acts to isolate these believers or similar to that in return these populations return to them.

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