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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Jerusalem Post

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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

för Förintelsen i Iran.