▁anti - S emit ism .   — ▁▁ ▁T ari q ▁Ali , ▁a ▁British - P ak ist ani ▁historian ▁and ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁new ▁ant is emit ism ▁amounts ▁to ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁sub vert ▁the ▁language ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel . ▁He ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁campaign ▁against ▁" the ▁supposed ▁new ▁' anti - sem it ism '" ▁in ▁modern ▁Europe ▁is ▁a ▁" c yn ical ▁p loy ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Government ▁to ▁se al ▁off ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁state ▁from ▁any ▁criticism ▁of ▁its ▁regular ▁and ▁consistent ▁brut ality ▁against ▁the ▁Palest ini ans   ... ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁Israel ▁can ▁not ▁and ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁equ ated ▁with ▁anti - sem it ism ." ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁most ▁pro - Pal est in ian , ▁anti - Z ion ist ▁groups ▁that ▁emer ged ▁after ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War ▁were ▁careful ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁distinction ▁between ▁anti - Z ion ism ▁and ▁ant is emit ism . ▁— ▁ ▁Marcus ▁Gar vey ▁and ▁Black ▁Z ion ism ▁ ▁Z ion ist ▁success ▁in ▁winning ▁British ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁National ▁Home ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁helped ▁insp ire ▁the ▁J ama ican ▁Black ▁national ist ▁Marcus ▁Gar vey ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁movement ▁dedicated ▁to ▁returning ▁Americans ▁of ▁African ▁origin ▁to ▁Africa . ▁During ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁Har lem ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ,