Anti-Semitism Threat

The 1980s have ushered in "the most pervasive and dangerous proliferation of anti-Semitism in history," Alan M. Dershowitz, professor of Law, told a crowd of more than 200 at Hillel last night, adding that the greatest danger "comes from the left, not the right."

While noting that yesterday's bombing outside a Paris synagogue which killed four persons was attributed to neo-fascists, Dershowitz said the prevalent danger to Jews comes from a new wave of "leftist anti-Semitism."

"The old poison has been rebottled by leftist groups and labeled anti-Zionism," Dershowitz said. He added, the Soviet Union is the most prominent source of the new propaganda being disseminated by a variety of leftist groups, which promote their causes by attacking Israel.

The groups, he said, include some Black, pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian organizations.

Condemning the United Nations General Assembly for "sanctioning anti-Zionism under international law," Dershowitz said, "If someone introduced a resolution to the Assembly saying that the earth was flat and that Zionists were responsible, it would pass."