The Aug. 16 Sunday Telegram op-ed by Lawrence Gardner, “Genocide canard is a smokescreen for antisemitism,” was interesting — both for its inclusions and omissions. Gardner doesn’t believe the charge of genocide applied to Israeli activities in Gaza is warranted. He believes “…that this accusation is no more than Hamas propaganda, the worst form of Jew hatred.” In the piece, Gardner’s perspective is directed at the Maine Democratic Party, Troy Jackson and “others.” Quoting Gardner, “Which brings me to the charge of ‘genocide’ that Maine Democrats are recklessly throwing around.” After mentioning historical instances of genocide involving Armenians, Tutsis and...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
