A Recent Israeli Debate over Anti-Semitism Challenges the Original Assumptions of Zionism
In the imaginations of anti-Semites, Jews are the incarnation of, and explanation for, their deepest fears and most vexing social ills.
August 3, 2021
A Recent Israeli Debate over Anti-Semitism Challenges the Original Assumptions of Zionism
In the imaginations of anti-Semites, Jews are the incarnation of, and explanation for, their deepest fears and most vexing social ills.
Last month, Israel’s alternate prime minister Yair Lapid gave a speech on anti-Semitism, which he described as a species of the “family” that includes any persecution of people “not for what they’ve done, but for what they are, for how they were born.” His comments provoked a sharp response from his main political rival, Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused him of minimizing anti-Semitism and denying its uniqueness—sparking much argument in the Israeli press. To Haviv Rettig Gur, this controversy reflects a broader one that goes back to the origins of Zionism itself:
August 3, 2021
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