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I did say Benny et al were naive and foolish to nail their colours to this mast. And as far as blurring the lines between Jewishness and Zionism goes, there's really no debate. Anti-Zionism is not equal to antisemitism.The difficulty is that it is associated with Dieudonné who has been associated with anti semitism on more than one occasion. Moreover, and this is my opinion (although I am sure I am not alone in this) but it would not surprise me if the ambiguity is deliberate, just like when people talk about the 'Rothschilds' or the 'Zionists' when they mean Jews. I have seen plenty of posts on social media sites where people obviously don't have the courage to come out and say what they mean. I don't believe that BAE is anti semitic. I don't think Anelka is either come to that. What I do believe though is that just because a gesture is 'ambiguous' this does not mean that there are not more sinister undercurrents behind it. Just like not all anti-Zionism is just about Israel.