Old school anti-semitism = Jews are a fundamentally Middle-Eastern people who don’t belong in Europe. If they won’t understand this, we’ll just have to teach them the hard way.

New anti-semitism = Jews are a fundamentally European people who don’t belong in the Middle East. If they won’t understand this, them over there will just have to teach them the hard way. And oh what the hell, let’s have a go at them here too.

From a great thread on Harry’s Place.

“The Arabs will stop fighting us when they love their children more than they hate Jews.”
Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir.

“The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.”
Benjamin Netanyahu former – and hopefully future – Prime Minister of Israel. (2006).