Antisemitism: A History
Historic antisemitism has primarily been a response to exaggerated fears of Jewish power and influence manipulating key events.
Historic antisemitism has primarily been a response to exaggerated fears of Jewish power and influence manipulating key events. Contemporary antisemitism is a repackaging of historic tropes. Antisemites have adapted conspiracy theories of the blood libel as well as Jewish influence in economic and governmental affairs to fit new circumstances, such as the accusation that Jews are responsible for spreading COVID-19, just as Jews were accused of spreading the plague a millennium ago.
Historic antisemitism has primarily been a response to exaggerated fears of Jewish power and influence manipulating key events.
Jews have historically been denied political and economic rights, and modern antisemitism is an expression of the rejection of Jewish integration into society.
Video presentation by CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky (December 12, 2021).
Antisemitism refers to discrimination, hostility, persecution, and prejudice targeting Jews.
Anti-Zionism refers to the opposition to Zionism, the belief that the Jewish people are entitled to self-determination in their own nation-state, specifically the Jewish State of Israel.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
In Their Own Words:
So you go to India, and if you see a Hindu walking down the road you are allowed to kill him and take his money, is that clear? Jews should be killed ... as by Hitler. People with British passports, if you fly into Israel, it is easy. Fly into Israel and do whatever you can. If you die, you are up in paradise. How do you fight a Jew? You kill a Jew. In the case of Hindus, by bombing their businesses.
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