CIFWatch is instituting the Berchmans Award to recognise the most antisemitic posts on CIF. A word of explanation: Berchmans is a permanent fixture on CIF. He is Scottish and a man of […]
Very CiF, Very Guardian
Over at CiF today, we see a usual one-sided account entitled Fifteen Minutes of Hate by Meron Rapoport which recounts a walkabout with intent in east Jerusalem. Firstly, Rapoport sets the scene […]
The Book of Old Guardian Chronicles
Following “The Book of Seumas” here yesterday, this is a cross-post from Judy at Adloyada Chapter 1 And was it not told, that in the days of the mighty CyrusPScott, he that […]
LaRit: “Some of my dearest friends ….”
One of the nastiest CIF posters is La Ritournelle, usually abbreviated to LaRit (‘La Ritournelle’ means ‘the old story’). She was recently ‘outed’, reportedly on CIF though Harrys Place picked it up. (She […]
All About Zion?
This is a guest post from Seismic Shock As Israeli professor Neve Gordon makes headlines around the world following his call for a wholesale boycott of Israel on CommentIsFree, it is no surprise […]
The Book of Seumas
1. And it came to pass after many years that the tribe of Judah won a famous victory in only six days against the Egyptians, the Jordanians and the Syrians who had […]
How Low will they Go? Pro-Israel Posters Accused of Being on Israeli Government Payroll
In the latest Lerman thread, a self-confessed anti-Zionist commenter stated “[p]lease remember that the Israeli Foreign Office pays people to post here. This means that any pro-Israeli view is more than likely […]
When It Comes To Defending Jews from Trumped-Up Charges of Racism, Comment Is Not Very “Free” At All
Remember when the estimable David Hirsh of Engage was censored by CIF from defending Maureen Lipman against a libellous allegation of racism? (Thanks to the CIFWatch reader who reminded us)
Defining Antisemitism: ‘Exiledlondoner’s’ Allegations
‘Exiledlondoner’ accuses us on CIF of adapting the EUMC Working Definition of Antisemitism to our purposes. On this site he accuses us of ‘doctoring’ and deliberately ‘altering’ the text of the Definition. […]
Finger on the Scale: “Debate” About CiF Watch Rages at CiF
The fun and games have begun over on CiF in the Beaumont thread. For example, we have exiledlondoner in full throttle at 4.50pm BST trying (and failing, given that it’s coming from […]
Watch what I do, not what I say……
In tomorrow’s JC, the Guardian says “We reject completely the charge of antisemitism”. Calling Israel “racist” is antisemitic. Here is “Ilan” (Pappé?) doing precisely that on CIF a few hours ago. The […]
The Company They Keep …..
Jonathan Freedland had an article on CIF on Tuesday about Obama’s peacemaking. We loved Freedland’s book ‘Jacob’s Gift’. We hated his cheerleading for Ken Livingstone during the London Mayoral election campaign last […]
How long before it’s deleted?
How long do you think this comment on this thread will last? Nachman 27 Aug 09, 5:06pm What I love about this site is unmoderated quotes like “Israel is an […]
Monomania and inconsistency
This is a guest post from modernityblog CiF’s fixation with Israel is noticeable, you only have to put “Israel” in the search box to see some 2596 results, whereas “Darfur” elicits 684 […]
Lies, Big Lies and Comment is Free
The concept of the Big Lie is nihilistic. Formulated and first set out by Hitler in Mein Kampf in 1925 it is a lie so “colossal” that no one would believe that […]
Freedman on the Aftonbladet libel
Seth Freedman’s piece today on the Aftonbladet libel is typical. 1. He attempts to say the article is not antisemitic because it attacks the IDF and not Judaism. Conveniently he forgets the […]
Welcome to CiF Watch
Last year Matt Seaton, the then new editor of ‘Comment is Free’ stated “I can’t promise you that antisemitic comments and other instances of hate speech will disappear from the site overnight, […]
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