Antisemitism is not the same as Islamophobia

In this article at the Jerusalem Post, there is a decent analysis of why "Islamophobia", to the extent that it exists at all, should NOT be compared to antisemitism. Here's a short extract:

RACISM HAS a rational dimension; its use to justify exploitation is one central purpose. Anti-Semitism, with its irrational, implacably genocidal dimension, is totally different. Furthermore, there are some Islamicists who openly advocate the takeover of Europe, the West and the world. The nonsense in the Protocols notwithstanding, the Jews have never had or claimed such a goal.

To equate anti-Semitism with racism, let alone to try and draw a parallel with the term Islamophobia (a word invented by the Islamic Republic of Iran), is therefore dangerous. It has nothing to do with scholarly research, nor with an accurate examination of the real and significant threats posed by Islamic Jihad...

Too right. In his new book Stealth Jihad, Robert Spencer chronicles how Muslim groups attempt to silence true statements about Islam, and honest examinations of how Islamic jihadists use Islamic sacred texts to justify violence. The end result of banning such a thing, of course, is that we will be left mute and defenseless in the wake of the advancement of the jihadist threat. Which is just what those Muslim groups want, all along.