German Art Show Controversy: The Independent’s Scare Quotes Seemingly Question Validity of Antisemitism Charge | Honest Reporting | Honest Reporting

In a piece titled, Indonesian artists’ ‘antisemitic’ work removed from German show after upsetting Israel, The Independent reports: “The work of an Indonesian art collective has been taken down from a major art show in Germany after it was condemned for bearing ‘antisemitic’ elements.”
Notice the use of quotes, both in the headline and opening paragraph of the piece. While such ‘scare quotes’ can be used to emphasize a point, a more common application of this semantic device is to imply skepticism or disagreement with the word that’s in quotation marks.