The Royal Court Theatre's Blood Libel

The playwright Caryl Churchill's new anti-Jewish agitprop play, "Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza," has opened in London. The details are over at Harry's Place. Suffice it to say two things: One, this isn't surprising, given the peculiar attitude of some of the English to the Jews. Two: Just because it's not surprising doesn't mean it's not shocking. The mainstreaming of the worst anti-Jewish stereotypes -- for instance, that Jews glory in the shedding of non-Jewish blood -- is upon us. 

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