“ 'Criticism of Israel’s policy is not anti-Semitism,’ Mr. Biden said. ‘But too often that criticism from the left morphs into anti-Semitism.’ Mr. Biden did not cite any specific examples of antisemitic comments on the left or specifically identify individuals or groups that he was concerned about. … The former vice president was speaking at a virtual fund-raiser hosted by Dan Shapiro, a former ambassador to Israel, and Deborah Lipstadt, a professor of Jewish history and Holocaust studies at Emory University. Mr. Biden was asked directly by one of the hosts about how to respond to anti-Semitism on the left, according to a transcript provided by a person on the call. ‘We have to condemn it, and I’ve gotten in trouble for doing that,’ the former vice president replied.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2021 15:45 UTC