Countering the Genocide Libel
How can we refute this blood libel rooted in emotion - the emotion of Jew hatred? Not with facts which do not interest them, but by defusing their emotional argument. Opinion
Assessment
This opinion piece argues that the genocide accusation against Israel is an emotional blood libel rooted in antisemitism, not a factual claim. The author contends that countering it with facts is futile because the accusers are not interested in evidence. Instead, the strategy proposed is to dismantle the emotional foundation of the argument itself. The piece signals a shift in how some Israeli commentators think the battle for public opinion should be fought, moving from rational rebuttal to psychological counterattack.