There is a stark differential between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. This may be unilaterally appropriate phraseology, as anti-Semitism may be derivative of anti-Zionism but anti-Zionism is not necessarily derivative of anti-Semitism. Those of us who oppose Israel's (read: the US's) policies toward the Palestinians are not all racist against the Jewish people or opposed to the religion to which they adhere.
The streams of consciousness that the Jews, in connection with some kind of Masonic conspiracy or the like, are responsible for all significant world events, particularly the events of 9/11, are far from well-founded or even coherently articulated from my experiences.
In his movie, "The Protocols of Zion," Marc Levine attempts to examine some of the causes of the anti-Semitic conspiracy theories that relate to a document called the "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion," the authenticity of which has been unconfirmed to my knowledge. Though he actually does a better job of examining the effects of this anti-Semitic ideology.
"The Protocols..." was first published in 1905 as an appendix in a Sergei Nilus book "The Great in the Small: The Coming of the Anti-Christ and the Rule of Satan on the Earth." It strikes one as ironic that was is considered to be the central piece of evidence of the Jewish conspiracy by some anti-Zionists was first published in a book about the Christian eschatological beliefs, as those evangelicals who focus on the Christian apocalypse are currently among the most vocal proponents of Zionism.
I feel this fact serves my personal argument quite well. An argument which goes as follows: the main proponents of Zionism are Anglo imperialists and religious fanatics who wish to use the state of Israel to achieve their own ends, regardless of the dangers it imposes upon the Jewish people. I have written on this topic in some, if not most, of my other articles, so I will not go into it here. Suffice it to say that few have ostensibly apprehended the purpose of my opposition to Zionism, which is not anti-Semitic, but rather against Anglo imperialism.
It is true that some of the founding fathers of American Anglo imperialist, those of the corporate mercantilist variety, were ardent anti-Semites and anti-Zionists, Henry Ford for example, who like Hitler before him, believed "The Protocols..." to be authentic and the Jewish conspiracy to be a legitimate threat to the world. He actually published a collection of racist essays titled "The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem".
It should be obvious to a rational and well-informed student of history that there is very little credible evidence to support the claims that this Zionist conspiracy is real. The true Zionist conspiracy has been perpetrated by Anglos who wished to use Israel as a staging ground for offensives in the oil-rich region.
As an anti-Zionist, I find anti-Semitism to be as distasteful as the hatred for the African-American community, for essentially the same reasons. It is the blaming of the disadvantaged group for the evils they have suffered at the hands of others. Perpetuated by the oppressor ingroup in order to alleviate a sense of guilt or redirect the responsibility of the consequences of exploitation and oppression. This is deplorable and despicable revisionist history, like that attempted by Robert Faurisson in the academic community or David Duke in the political community.
Though I ardently oppose the oppression and murder of the Palestinians and other Arabic nationals at the hands of these Israelis, I fully realize that these crimes were done with primarily American weapons. Just like the invasion of East Timor by Indonesia during the Ford administration. Futhermore, it could be feasible that officials in Washington are making the decisions for those in Tel Aviv. This, in my opinion, places most of the blame back on the Anglo community, under the logic of racist conspiracy theorists, who seem to think that the ethnic group of those who perpetrate conspiratorial offenses is an indictment of that ethnic group.
Yet, how are we to deal with the reality that we are that ethnic group; that we are the monsters? An alternative hypothesis, which was outlined in the film, about the source of "The Protocols..." holds that in 1864, Maurice Joly, a French solicitor, wrote a political pamphlet which contained a hypothetical discussion between Machiavelli and Montesquieu about Louis Napoleon was later translated by a Russian emigre, Mathieu Golovinski, who copied the work and replaced the European conspirators with Jews. This found its way into the hands of the aforementioned Sergei Nilus.
In my view, this is all too appropriate and telling about the reality of world history. That the true evil force behind the suffering of the world community is not the disadvantaged outgroup, but the dominant ingroup - the white imperialists. Those with the power to make all of the wildest fantasy of elaborate conspiracies about repressed peoples a reality using their vast material and political resources. One hopes that this is sufficient evidence that those of us who oppose Zionism for legitimate reasons are not all anti-Semites. I try to save my most vitriolic criticisms for those who have the power to exert the greatest influence - for they are the ones who should bear the greatest responsibility.