I infer from Glenn's comments in this essay (as well as other comments he has made on this site) that he has been called antisemitic or a jew hater because of some of his stated views. If that has indeed happened it is unfortunate and from my perspective untrue.
Depending on the topic I follow the comments section here fairly regularly. On the subject of Israel and Gaza I follow the comments closely. I can't recall reading any comment here that says or implies that Glenn holds antisemitic views. On the contrary, I see commenters going out of their way to say that they do not believe Glenn to hold such obnoxious views.
What I do often see in the comments are opinions that Glenn's analyses on the Israel/Hamas/Gaza topic leave much to be desired concerning their lack of rigor and completeness. He seems to be unable to place in context the work of photojournalists vying for Pulitzer Prize winning horrific photos of grief stricken mothers cradling the wrapped body of an infant with the well documented practice of Hamas intentionally manufacturing the situation leading to that photo. He doesn't appear to be able to see the absurdity of a celebrity chef accusing the IDF (without a shred of evidence) of intentionally killing volunteers in the midst of the chaos that surrounds all efforts associated with providing humanitarian relief inside a war zone. There is a fairly consistent view from many commenters that Glenn has not subjected his views to critical review by well informed, call them what you will public intellectuals, historians, scholars, knowledgable observers.........who come to conclusions that don't agree with his own. I am not aware of any reply or even acknowledgement by Glenn to these types of comments/suggestions.
Someone in this comment stream suggested that I need to "give Glenn a break" because of his recent surgery. I can assure you that I know full well what's involved in the type of surgery Glenn had and is recovering from as I had similar surgery several years ago. I assume though that since Glenn spent the time and energy writing "Self Censorship in the Time of War" that he wants to get fully involved in his Glenn Show endeavors.
I infer from Glenn's comments in this essay (as well as other comments he has made on this site) that he has been called antisemitic or a jew hater because of some of his stated views. If that has indeed happened it is unfortunate and from my perspective untrue.
Depending on the topic I follow the comments section here fairly regularly. On the subject of Israel and Gaza I follow the comments closely. I can't recall reading any comment here that says or implies that Glenn holds antisemitic views. On the contrary, I see commenters going out of their way to say that they do not believe Glenn to hold such obnoxious views.
What I do often see in the comments are opinions that Glenn's analyses on the Israel/Hamas/Gaza topic leave much to be desired concerning their lack of rigor and completeness. He seems to be unable to place in context the work of photojournalists vying for Pulitzer Prize winning horrific photos of grief stricken mothers cradling the wrapped body of an infant with the well documented practice of Hamas intentionally manufacturing the situation leading to that photo. He doesn't appear to be able to see the absurdity of a celebrity chef accusing the IDF (without a shred of evidence) of intentionally killing volunteers in the midst of the chaos that surrounds all efforts associated with providing humanitarian relief inside a war zone. There is a fairly consistent view from many commenters that Glenn has not subjected his views to critical review by well informed, call them what you will public intellectuals, historians, scholars, knowledgable observers.........who come to conclusions that don't agree with his own. I am not aware of any reply or even acknowledgement by Glenn to these types of comments/suggestions.
Someone in this comment stream suggested that I need to "give Glenn a break" because of his recent surgery. I can assure you that I know full well what's involved in the type of surgery Glenn had and is recovering from as I had similar surgery several years ago. I assume though that since Glenn spent the time and energy writing "Self Censorship in the Time of War" that he wants to get fully involved in his Glenn Show endeavors.
I think he should interview Douglas Murray. It would be nice for him to get another viewpoint from someone who has personally witnessed the situation.