09 May 2025 Where Did the Anti-Semites Go? They Became Justice Warriors
If Greta Thunberg with her peace ship cares about peace and justice in the world – why is Israel the only target in her sights? About the lie that still floats on the water.
“From somewhere in the Mediterranean, we are the voice of peace.” The peace ship returns! Not the one of legendary peace activist Aibe Nathan, but one of “pro-Palestinians,” who planned to leap from somewhere – that is, from Malta – toward Gaza, with provisions and hugs for Hamas in their arsenal. But the IDF, experienced with “peace ships” and various provocations from the past, sent a drone to disable their plan. Let them sail in their imagination. And then, suddenly, a familiar voice reached us: “Genociiide… Starvatiooon… Apartheiiiid… How dare youuuu” – sounds familiar?
This is Greta Thunberg, the angry, reproachful young Swedish woman who was once an environmental activist. Meanwhile, she’s grown a bit tired of the environment and has moved on to creating interest around herself. It turns out that antisemitism suits her quite well, and a keffiyeh complements her during riots and in general. Greta is not antisemitic, of course, but a peace activist, and her flag: “Crushing Zionism.”
In general, it seems that anti-Semites have disappeared from the world. They’ve simply become peace activists and justice fighters. Where were they during the Holocaust, all these people? Fact: there isn’t one who admits to acting from antisemitic motives. Type “I’m not antisemitic” into Google, and you’ll get the parade of Israel-haters worldwide. “I’m not antisemitic but I work to destroy the Jewish state,” “I’m not antisemitic but I make inflammatory films against Jews.” “I’m not anti-Semitic but regarding the demographic stability of the world, it’s a shame Hitler didn’t finish what he started.”
You see, it’s a play on words: Why hate Jews when you can hate Zionists? Why hate Zionists when you can hate Israel? And why hate anyone when you can be “pro-Palestinian”? The words are different but the meaning is identical. Because what is “the Palestinian people”? Mainly Egyptian citizens (Gaza) and Jordanian (West Bank), whose countries deliberately abandoned them, so they would carry on their backs the sacred mission: perpetuating the Arab war against the Jews. And let’s not talk about freedom of movement, lest they escape this mission and live like other nations in a place without wars – then the freedom and justice fighters would rise to the barricades in furious rage: “Transfer?? How dare you?!”. And thus the new anti-Semitic adhesive is born, and what a luxury – it comes without the label ‘anti-Semitic’!
So, when Greta’s peace ship sets sail on its journey for Mediterranean justice, it doesn’t make its way to the shores of Syria, where authorities are slaughtering citizens, this time Druze, with Israel being the one protecting them. She also doesn’t dare approach the Black Sea that’s blacker than black, where more people have been killed or wounded than the entire population of Gaza. The number of Russian soldiers affected is approaching one million – and that’s just the winning side alone. The peace ship doesn’t raise a flag for the release of Israeli hostages and sail to end the madness of holding them in conditions of torture. No. Captain Greta’s peace ship sees a narrow, focused world: the crimes of the evil Zionists against the innocent and miserable Gazans.
There is indeed suffering in Gaza. This cannot be denied. Very great suffering. The heavy suffering of a society that chose terror and the glorification of death, that invests its wealth and energy in hating others instead of nurturing the lives of its own children. And those who aid them, support them, sail to them, wave their flags, and devote themselves to justifying them, are all the Israel-haters of the world, who have found themselves a seemingly justified tribal bonfire for hatred of Jews.
Greta can preach morality and shout “How dare you,” but beside the accusing finger, three fingers point back at her, in the form of three questions: As a lover of humanity – why doesn’t she demand the release of the Israeli hostages, which would bring calm to the region? As an opponent of genocide – how does she “rationalize” the October 7 massacre? As a fighter for justice and freedom – why does she stand alongside a regime that oppresses its own people?
Three questions with one answer: Perhaps… all the talk of justice and peace is just a new disguise for old antisemitism, which would be happy if we all died. The only consolation is that today, they don’t have extermination camps, and all that remains for them is to croak in panic from the deck of a sinking ship.
By: Anat Vidor, WIZO President
