Posts Tagged: Israel anti-Semitism
Only Antisemites Oppose the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The decision of the Academic Board at University College London (UCL) to demand that the institution rescind its adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism...
It’s High Time for the UN to Stop Treating Israel Differently
The recent spate of annual anti-Israel resolutions at the UN is a telling reminder that Israel is treated according to a totally different standard than...
If You Want to Criticize Israel, First Support Its Right to Exist
Imagine yourself sitting in a college classroom excited to learn more about the world around you. Your professor has invited an Italian speaker from Italy...
Why Media Outlets Must Adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
Over the years, the BBC has repeatedly demonstrated that it has neither the authority nor the expertise -- let alone the remit -- to define...
‘Smokescreening’ — Anti-Israel Sentiment Expressed Through False Friendship
Smokescreening, the false pretense of friendship toward Israel, is a common practice. Practitioners include US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, former US president Barack Obama,...
The Grotesque Antisemitism of Lebanon’s Nabih Berri
JNS.org - In a puff piece on Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, published on the occasion of his 80th birthday last year,...
‘Anti-Zionism’ Without the Hyphen
JNS.org - To hyphenate or not to hyphenate? One of the more enduring debates among scholars of antisemitism is whether to include a hyphen in the...
The False Argument on Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg saw “fascist instincts” at work earlier this year when the US Department of Homeland Security separated children from adult...
Universalism, Particularism, and Enduring Antisemitism
Antisemitism is the world’s oldest hatred. This hatred has been justified on religious, economic, political, and social grounds. A cogent philosophical theory of antisemitism is...
Pro-Israel Activists Must Seize the Initiative on Campus
In The Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote, “Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.” The famous Chinese military strategist argued that...
The History of Antisemitism and the Holocaust
As an organization dedicated to combatting antisemitism and fighting against all forms of bigotry, the Anti-Defamation League speaks often about the Holocaust both from a...
Steps Israel Can Take to Reduce ‘Anti-Semitism’
Horrific outbursts against Jews are on the rise all over Europe - exclamations like "gas the Jews" and "Jews burn best" are being heard at...
Why Isn’t Israel Doing More to Battle Anti-Semitism?
Successive Israeli governments have failed miserably to meet the challenge of global anti-Semitism, not providing the leadership demanded of a Jewish state in these turbulent...
Fed Up With Dead Jews
There have been other murdered Jews at the hands of terrorists, countless in fact. Walk the streets of Jerusalem and see all the plaques on...
