Whatever Happened to Antisemitism? - Redefinition and the Myth of the ''Collective Jew''

'This elegantly written, erudite book is essential reading for all of us, whatever our identifications' - Lynne SegalAntisemitism is one of the most controversial topics of our time. The public, academics, journalists, activists and Jewish people themselves are divided over its meaning. Antony Lerman shows that this is a result of a 30-year process of redefinition of the phenomenon, casting Israel, problematically defined as the 'persecuted collective Jew', as one of its main targets.This political project has taken the notion of the 'new antisemitism' and codified it in the flawed International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's 'working definition' of antisemitism. This text is the glue holding together an international network comprising the Israeli government, pro-Israel advocacy groups, Zionist organisations, Jewish communal defence bodies and sympathetic governments fighting a war against those who would criticise Israel.The consequences of this redefinition have been alarming, supressing free speech on Palestine/Israel, legitimising Islamophobic right-wing forces, and politicising principled opposition to antisemitism.

Product details

• Authors: Antony Lerman, Antony (Bruno Kreisky Forum) Lerman
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780745338774
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3877-4
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Israel, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Geopolitics, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, 21st Century, Political corruption, Jewish Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, British Isles, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, Corruption in politics, government and society, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General