Perhaps one of the defining features of anti-Semitism is the irresistible desire of many of its proponents for intellectual respectability.
Deliberately obscuring hateful premises behind seemingly genuine critiques of oppression are a fundamental strategy of anti-Semitic movements.
Jews in the U.K. have been wondering what’s up with Waterstone’s, the country’s largest bookstore chain. While some of the company’s actions have aroused suspicions of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, other Jewish customers are simply questioning Waterstone’s business sense.