What do “leftwing” anti-Zionists of the Carlos Latuff variety have in common with some of the extremist Jewish settlers on the West Bank?
They both think it’s appropriate to compare soldiers of the Israel Defense Force with Nazis– or to simply call them Nazis.
Noah Klieger writes at Ynet.com:
The youngsters known as the “hilltop youths”, who are insane in my view, do not refer to IDF officers and soldiers as “Nazis” after losing one’s senses. They do so deliberately, after giving it some thought. Regrettably and shamefully, they most certainly mean all the curse words they hurl at our troops.
In order to use these epithets against the officers and soldiers of the army that safeguards the State of Israel – which is the Jewish state if I’m not mistaken – one must be a wholly remorseless and reckless individual; one who deserves no forgiveness. The State of Israel’s authorities must adopt a firm hand against these “hooligans,” who crossed all the existing red lines, and also non-existent ones.
When Israel haters recklessly compare the State of Israel to Nazi Germany, we rightfully label it as antisemtism. What do we call it when ultra-nationalist Israeli Jews do the same thing?
