THE ARABS ARE SEMITES TOO:

There is actually "little correlation" between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, according Steven M. Cohen, a sociologist at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. To be sure, anti-Semitism is found among the anti-Zionist left. But it is also found among the Zionist right.

"Many people who dislike Jews like Israel and many people who are critical toward Israel are affectionate toward Jews," said Cohen.

Breitbart News isn't the only place where anti-Semitism and Zionism go hand in hand. Anti-Semitic attitudes abound in Poland, for example, even as Poland has a strong diplomatic relationship with Israel.

This duality is a central component of "Trumpism," said Yael Sternhell, a Tel Aviv University professor of history and American studies. Though Trump has flip-flopped on the Middle East, he has professed an ultra-right view of Israel that would seem to outflank even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also has a Jewish son-in-law, and a daughter who converted to Judaism. At the same time, many of Trump's followers spout anti-Semitism.

"As long as Jews are in Israel fighting the 'good fight' with the Arab world as a bastion of American ideals and values in the Middle East, then they are very useful and admirable allies," said Sternhell. "Once they are home demanding a multi-cultural democracy, demanding that the country accommodate their religion, their belief and their custom that is a different story."

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