On the same day (May 6) columnist J.M. Sorrell declared that “Anti-Zionism is antisemitism,” the Guardian reported that Zionist leader Bezalel Smotrich announced “that ‘Gaza will be entirely destroyed’ as a result of an Israeli military victory, and that its Palestinian population will ‘leave in great numbers to third countries,” raising fears of ethnic cleansing in the occupied territory.” The same day, the Times of Israel also quoted Smotrich: “The Gazan citizens will be concentrated in the south. They will be totally despairing, understanding that there is no hope and nothing to look for in Gaza, and will be looking for relocation to begin a new life in other places.”

Having realized “there has never been a more important time to combat antisemitism” which is anti-Zionism by her calculus, Ms. Sorrell promises readers of the Gazette that she will “begin organizing people and strategies during the summer.” Given the extraordinary political and military support that both presidents Biden and Trump have provided Mr. Smotrich and the Zionist movement he leads as they combat antisemitism, we should be confident that she will find great success in her endeavor.

Kurt Heidinger

Westhampton