Fear and Hate: how the New York Times found ways to justify hostility to Muslims

Notice that the New York Times has a new policy. It refers to anti-Semitism as hate and prejudice (which it is), while it now refers to anti-Islam as fear. To attribute fear to sentiments and ideologies of hate is to rationalize the hate and cover up the prejudice. Nazi anti-Semites often attributed anti-Semitism to fears, and that notion should of course be rejected. Yet, the New York Times now is referring to blatant expression of hate against Arabs and Muslims as mere fears.