Professor: Israel critics always called antisemitic

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00:00Okay, some artists will be very nervous now to express their opinions about what's happening in Gaza.

00:08Do you see that as being a real risk, that given that people will be accused of anti-Semitism for saying something against Israel,

00:17in this case what's been labelled as hate speech, that that's going to detract from the goals of the Palestinian cause?

00:24Is that a concern you have?

00:25Well, I mean, look, even those who didn't come out with a phrase like that, who've been on Palestinian marches,

00:31artists, actors, actresses, musicians, etc., have feared the fact that they would be targeted.

00:40And even though they have not said anything like that phrase, they have been labelled anti-Semitic

00:45simply for being in a, speaking at a demonstration where there was a shout for free, free Palestine,

00:56or Palestine will be free from the river to the sea.

00:58So they've been accused of being anti-Semitic, not for their words, but just being present

01:03to show solidarity with the people who are under so much impression.

01:07So, but I think we're getting to a point where Israel has crossed every line, and that people feel, so be it.

01:15I will speak with the articulation that I can, whatever field they are in,

01:20to show my support for the Palestinian people, to say to our government,

01:25you're not doing enough.

01:26You are not doing enough.

01:27You are not doing enough.