torsdag, januari 08, 2009

Visst finns det judiska antisemiter

Den tyske författaren Henryk M Broder har segrat
i en viktig principfråga. Hovrätten i Köln
konstaterade att visst kan en jude vara
antisemit.
Broder hade stämts av Evelyn Hecht-Galinski, som
jämställer Israel med Nazi-Tyskland och som hävdar
att det finns en judisk Israellobby som bl a dominerar
USA.
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A Cologne appeals court ruled on Tuesday that German-
Jewish journalist Henryk Broder is allowed to describe
the statements of fellow Jew Evelyn Hecht-Galinski as
anti-Semitic.

"Even German courts are beginning to understand that
it is not enough to be Jewish in order not to be anti-Semitic,"
Broder told The Jerusalem Post by phone. He is in Israel,
covering the Gaza war for Der Spiegel's Web site.
Hecht-Galinski equates Israeli policies with Nazi Germany's,
and has said that a "Jewish-Israel lobby with its active
network is extended over the world, and thanks to
America its power has become so great..."
The appeals court overturned a regional court ruling
barring Broder from labeling Hecht-Galinski's
statements as anti-Semitic without citing reasons
for his assertions.
Broder's attorney Nathan Gelbart told the Post the
ruling "is a victory for freedom of speech" in Germany
and "a victory over those hiding their anti-Semitism in
pretended criticism of Israel's policies."
The appeals court said Broder's criticism of Hecht-
Galinski contributed to a public discussion on Israel's
policies and was protected by free speech guarantees.
Hecht-Galinski said Broder statements defamed her
character.
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Bilden föreställer några antisemitiska
judar från den kufiska Neturei Karta-
sekten, som ofta uppträder utklädda
till ortodoxa rabbiner vid antiisraeliska
manifestationer. De deltog även i den
internationella antisemtiska kongressen