The Berlin-based art journal *OnCurating* published a September 2025 issue titled "Let’s Talk About… Anti-Democratic, Anti-Queer, Misogynist, Antisemitic, Right-Wing Spaces and Their Counter-Movements." The article critiques this publication, arguing it uses the language of feminism, anti-racism, and anti-Semitism as a political tool to unconditionally support Israel and demonize the Palestinian cause, thereby aligning with German state policy and a specific strain of leftist thought known as Antideutsch.
This matters because it highlights a significant and contentious shift within segments of the European cultural and intellectual left. The authors frame the journal's rhetoric as part of a broader trend where institutions adopt a liberal, "civilizational clash" discourse to shield Western governments from criticism over their support for Israel's actions in Gaza, effectively equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism and abandoning earlier critical stances against state power.