By Arye Green/TPS • 25 September, 2019
Minister of Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan on Wednesday revealed at the European Parliament in Brussels a new report titled “Behind the Mask: The Anti-Semitic Nature of BDS Exposed.”
The event was organized by the European Jewish Association (EJA), led by Rabbi Menachem Margolin, and was attended by special envoys for combating Anti-Semitism from the US and EU as well as leading Jewish organizations.
The report shows how the BDS leadership “hides behind a mask of liberal values and human rights, while disseminating content relating to Israel, which is blatantly anti-Semitic.”
The report includes numerous examples of anti-Semitic rhetoric by BDS leadership, including calls for Jews to “go back to the ovens!”, claims that Jews are poisoning water supplies, accusations of a global “Jewish lobby,” equating Nazi Germany and Israel, and calls for the destruction of the Jewish State.
Jews and Israelis were shown to be represented with vulgar anti-Semitic stigmas including being shown as pigs, octopuses, having big noses, having an obsession with wealth, and controlling the world.
The report demonstrates how the BDS campaign has promoted demonization and delegitimization of the State of Israel, and, in so doing, has exacerbated anti-Semitic rhetoric against Jews worldwide.
Some of the worst examples of Anti-Semitism stemming from the BDS campaign were showcased at the European Parliament’s event on Wednesday.
In February, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs released the “Terrorists in Suits” report, which revealed more than 100 links between the terrorist groups Hamas and the PFLP with prominent BDS organizations.
Following the report, several European countries expelled BDS activists, canceled BDS events, and closed bank accounts used by BDS officials.
Erdan commented on the importance of proving the anti-Semitic nature of BDS, urging the world to combat the movement.
“Today, we have proven beyond a doubt that BDS is an anti-Semitic campaign led by supporters of terror with one purpose: the elimination of the Jewish State. I urge Western countries not to take part in the anti-Semitic lies of BDS, not to legitimize its racism, and surely not fund it,” he said.