Deb Friedman: State commission’s interpretation of antisemitism shows bias

Deb Friedman: State commission’s interpretation of antisemitism shows bias

I appreciate the Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism’s desire to combat antisemitism in Massachusetts, but am troubled by the bias shown by the commission’s noticeable deference to a Zionist-leaning/Israel-promoted interpretation of what constitutes antisemitism. There are many Jews in Massachusetts who are not Zionists, and the assumption that equates Israel and Zionism with Jewish self-identity is itself antisemitic. (Also, some Jews…