▁Jewish ▁people ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁elsewhere ." ▁ ▁American ▁political ▁scient ist ▁Norman ▁F inkel stein ▁arg ues ▁that ▁anti - Z ion ism ▁and ▁often ▁just ▁criticism ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁policies ▁have ▁been ▁confl ated ▁with ▁ant is emit ism , ▁sometimes ▁called ▁new ▁ant is emit ism ▁for ▁political ▁gain : ▁" When ever ▁Israel ▁faces ▁a ▁public ▁relations ▁dé b â cle ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Int if ada ▁or ▁international ▁pressure ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁Israel - Pal est ine ▁conflict , ▁American ▁Jewish ▁organizations ▁orch est rate ▁this ▁extra v ag anza ▁called ▁the ▁' new ▁anti - S emit ism .' ▁The ▁purpose ▁is ▁several - fold . ▁First , ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁dis cred it ▁any ▁charges ▁by ▁claim ing ▁the ▁person ▁is ▁an ▁anti - Sem ite . ▁It ' s ▁to ▁turn ▁Jews ▁into ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁vict ims ▁are ▁not ▁the ▁Palest ini ans ▁any ▁longer . ▁As ▁people ▁like ▁Abraham ▁Fox man ▁of ▁the ▁AD L ▁put ▁it , ▁the ▁Jews ▁are ▁being ▁threatened ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁hol oca ust . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁role ▁revers al   — ▁the ▁Jews ▁are ▁now ▁the ▁vict ims , ▁not ▁the ▁Palest ini ans . ▁So ▁it ▁serves ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁dis cred iting ▁the ▁people ▁level ing ▁the ▁charge . ▁It ' s ▁no ▁longer ▁Israel ▁that ▁needs ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Occ up ied ▁Territ ories ; ▁it ' s ▁the ▁Arab s ▁who ▁need ▁to ▁free ▁themselves ▁of ▁the