Both anti-Semitic and anti-Arab prejudice disguise themselves as support for the opposite side

Evidence

Towards the Arabs, too, there are feelings of guilt, arising from the memory of Suez and earlier imperial adventures, and also of sympathy among those who feel drawn by some personal affinity with Arab ways. These feelings are expressed in support for the Arab cause. Finally, just as anti-Semitism may be disguised as pro-Arab feeling, so too does anti-Arab prejudice find a more acceptable ex­ pression as support for Israel. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1225

Categorization

• DEFINE: Shows the symmetrical mechanism: imperial guilt, affinity, and displaced prejudice all route to the same public expression.
• XREF: connects to: Counter-subversive measures built for leftists get redeployed against Arab and Muslim Americans — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 631