"I know deep inside me that the Hebraic identity is the most radical version of the idea of Jewish supremacy, which is a curse for Palestine, a curse for Jews and a curse for the world. It is a major destructive force," he says.

"For an Israeli to humanise himself, he must de-zionise himself. In this way, self-hating can become a very productive power. It's the same sense of self-hating I find, too, in Jews who have given the most to humanity, like Christ, Spinoza or Marx. They bravely confronted their beast and, in doing so, they made sense to many millions."

Atzmon's antisemitism, in the Morning Star, via Brett.

So why did the Guardian's Cif carry his response to my piece which said he was an antisemite? Why did the "Readers Editor" at the Guardian believe it was necessary to balance an antiracist piece with a racist piece?