The case of Iran
Prof. Meir Litvak As said before, antisemitism in the Muslim world today is usually not instilled by the governments themselves. A growing gap exists in most Muslim states between the …
Course: Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present
Perceptions of Jews and Judaism in the Muslim sacred texts
Prof. Meir Litvak Both the positive and negative attitudes that emerged in 7th century Arabia are clearly reflected in the most sacred Islamic scripture, the Qur’an. What perceptions of the …
Early dynamics in the Arabian Peninsula
Dr. Esther Webman, Prof. Bassam Tibi We first turn to the early days of Islam in 7th century CE Arabia. It was during this time that the first encounters between …
Conclusion and looking ahead to week 5
Well done on completing week 4 of “Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present.” For a full list of credits please see “downloads” below.
Allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party
Dr. Dave Rich, Dr. David Hirsh In 2016 the Labour Party established an inquiry, known as the Chakrabarti Inquiry, to investigate allegations of antisemitism and other forms of racism amongst …
Between legitimate and illegitimate criticism of Israel
Dr. Dave Rich, Prof. Michael Walzer As the anti-Zionist vehement rhetoric is most commonly leveled at the Israeli state, and targets “Zionists” without clearly defining who these Zionists actually are, …
The keystone theory
Dr. David Hirsh Following the vitriolic anti-Zionist narrative, and in correlation with the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, scholars have noted that Israel has increasingly been perceived as a keystone of the …
Anti-Zionism in the 1960s and 1970s: the USSR and the Soviet Bloc
Prof. Elissa Bemporad, Prof. Jeffrey Herf Events taking place in the 1960s had a major effect on the development of anti-Zionism in the Soviet Union and on their subsequent spread …
The historical roots of contemporary anti-Zionism
Prof. Anita Shapira, Prof. Jeffrey C. Herf We saw how the main type of anti-Zionism that emanates from the Far-left today diverges radically from rational or legitimate criticism of Israeli …
Anti-Zionism
Prof. Anita Shapira, Dr. Dave Rich, Prof. Alvin H. Rosenfeld When discussing antisemitism in the contemporary Far-left, we must first acquaint ourselves with an important term – anti-Zionism. Used today …
Antisemitism in the Far-left
Dr. Dave Rich, Dr. David Hirsh We now turn to explore a second sphere from which antisemitism emanates today – the Far-left. As can be expected from opposing political ideologies, …
Holocaust denial: Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt
Prof. Anthony Julius As we heard, a major blow to the activities of Holocaust deniers came following the David Irving trial of 1996. Let’s hear more about this case and …
The varying forms of Holocaust denial
Prof. Dina Porat As we have seen, a major expression of contemporary Far-right antisemitism is Holocaust denial in its varying forms and degrees, including Holocaust distortion, minimalization and trivialization. However, …
Anti-Zionism and Holocaust denial and distortion
Prof. Elhanan Yakira, Prof. Dina Porat As pointed out when describing the events in Britain, one of the antisemitic accusations that arose during this time was that the Zionist movement …
Contemporary Islamist rhetoric
The following is an excerpt from a lecture posted on the Internet on September 28, 2014 by British Islamist activist Siddhartha Dhar, known as “Abu Rumaysah.” Please note that this video …
