And so it begins (again)...

... not that it ever really stopped, mind you.

I'm talking about anti-semitism masquerading as anti-Israel activism.  There are long periods where such sentiments and activism are driven underground because of political considerations (or at least considerations of political correctness).

But whenever Israel's security situation becomes so intolerable that we are forced to retaliate and/or launch any sort of military operation to protect our citizens, the gloves (and masks) come off the anti-semites around the world.

And, of course, leading the charge of those giving full-throated condemnation of Israel is former US President Jimmy Carter, who has accused Israel of "deliberate attacks on civilians" in Gaza, and who recommends that the US and EU "formally recognize Hamas as a legitimate political actor":

"There is no humane or legal justification for the way the Israeli Defense Forces are conducting this war. Israeli bombs, missiles, and artillery have pulverized large parts of Gaza, including thousands of homes, schools, and hospitals. More than 250,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Gaza. Hundreds of Palestinian noncombatants have been killed. Much of Gaza has lost access to water and electricity completely. This is a humanitarian catastrophe.... " .  [source]

It just goes to show, once again, that Jimmy Carter never met a despot or terrorist organization that he didn't like.  And if the despot or terror organization stands against Israel... [~ swoon ~].

It isn't bad enough that we are now engaged in delicate cease-fire negotiations with an unreasonable, intransigent opponent.  Jimmy obviously feels that this is the ideal time to fire the opening shot in this year's Joo Season.

So sit back and watch the boycotts, divestment and sanctions start to pile up at our doorstep.

To paraphrase the excellent essay by Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch:

'If you couldn't be bothered to raise your voice in condemnation when thousands of civilian protesters were killed and injured by the governments of Turkey, Egypt and Libya, when a record number of people were hanged by the government of Iran, when civilians were bombed in Afghanistan, when whole communities were massacred in South Sudan, when 150,000 Syrians were starved and murdered by Assad's forces (among them more Palestinians than perished in the recent Gaza operation), when hundreds in Pakistani civilians were killed by jihadist attacks, when 10,000 Iraqi civilians were killed by terrorists, when scores of villagers were slaughtered in Nigeria... yet you somehow found the time to raise your voice to cry out for Gaza, then you aren't pro-human rights, you are anti-Israel.' [source]

Update:  Britain's Student Union has just voted to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israeli.  [source]