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dual loyalty

noun \ 'd(y)oōəl 'loiəltē \

: loyalty to two separate interests that potentially conflict with each other, leading to a conflict of interest

WHEN IT’S ANTISEMITIC:

Dual loyalty is a bigoted trope used to cast Jews as the “other.” For example, it becomes antisemitic when an American Jew’s connection to Israel is scrutinized to the point of questioning his or her trustworthiness or loyalty to the United States. Dual loyalty accusations also occur on U.S. college campuses when Jewish students are asked to denounce the actions of the Israeli government in order to participate in progressive activities.

By accusing Jews of being disloyal citizens whose true allegiance is to Israel or a hidden Jewish agenda (see Globalist), antisemites sow distrust and spread harmful ideas — like the belief that Jews are a traitorous “fifth column,” meaning they are undermining their country from within. The Soviet Union also peddled propaganda accusing Zionists of being disloyal to the state. The allegation of dual loyalty can also be aimed at non-Jews for what antisemites see as being “excessively loyal to Israel,” a criticism rarely leveled against friends and supporters of other countries.

For centuries, these antisemitic accusations of disloyalty have led to the harassment, marginalization, oppression, and murder of Jewish people.

 

Stab-in-the-back myth

The stab-in-the-back myth is an antisemitic conspiracy theory rooted in the idea that Jews are disloyal to their fellow citizens and self-serving (see clannish). It was popularized after Germany’s defeat in World War I, claiming the war was lost not on the frontlines but because of German Jewish betrayal. In political posters and other propaganda, grotesquely-portrayed Jews were shown stabbing German soldiers in the back (see Jewish figures).

For centuries, these antisemitic accusations of disloyalty have led to the harassment, marginalization, oppression, and murder of Jewish people.

 

 

 

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