As I read The Nature of Prejudice and Thank the Beeb for Jew hatred Sunday I was reminded of a paragraph in The Euston Manifesto, a political proclamation which I first read in the left—of—center/radical—liberal British weekly the New Statesman, back in April. It's written by a group of mainly British academics, journalists, and activists that I would describe as plausible allies of the right.  Vandalism against synagogues and Jewish graveyards and attacks on Jews themselves are on the increase in Europe. "Anti—Zionism" has now developed to a point where supposed organizations of the Left are willing to entertain openly anti—Semitic speakers and to form alliances with anti—Semitic groups. Amongst educated and affluent people are to be found individuals unembarrassed to claim that the Iraq war was fought on behalf of Jewish interests, or to make other "polite" and subtle allusions to the harmful effect of Jewish influence in international or...(Read Full Post)