The discourse of present-day Zionists against Islam and Muslims should be labeled anti-Semitic. It is no different from the classic anti-Semitic discourse against Jews. And it is just as kooky. "The head of Israel’s defense ministry’s diplomatic-security bureau warned of a possible “Islamic empire” if Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad were to be ousted. Amos Gilad said that the removal of the Syrian leader would lead to a “devastating crisis for Israel.”"