Not a genocide

piracy theory that imputes power and evil to the Jews. The genocide accusation, brought into world—not just regional—politics by the Soviet Union and the Communist bloc in the 1960s and 1970s is the most important form of this much old antisemitic libel. The state of Israel, in defending its right to exist is a nightmare for antisemites. They believe that their lies about the Jews have become reality in the form of the state of Israel. The libel amounts to saying the Israel has no right to defend itself because it should not exist.