Most demonstrators may be against the existence of Israel as a country. This can be seen as anti-Zionism, but questioning the survival of a nation is actually worse than opposing an ideology (an “ism”).
Project Shema “trains and supports the Jewish community and allies to understand and address contemporary antisemitism, with an emphasis on how anti-Jewish ideas can emerge in discourse around Israel and Palestine.”
“Zionism” has become more of an ideological football being kicked around by the pro’s and the anti’s who want to score against each other rather than to reasonably settle this longstanding and increasingly violent conflict. It’s the extremes who are the most vociferous in their Zionism or their anti-Zionism.
The problem isn’t just that “Zionism” itself has many meanings. It’s that many speakers and commentators flit from one meaning to another. The result is that we often have little idea about what we’re debating.
We’re presenting subjects ranging from Israel’s current crises to discussions of the Nakba, the welfare state in West Bank settlements, and a speech by a CUNY law school grad.
… too much ideological firepower has been expended in touting either the IHRA definition or the Jerusalem Declaration against the other.
It’s NOT just about Israel: Debates over defining antisemitism have ignored the role of Christian theology in shaping White Nationalism.
Has the working definition of antisemitism of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance actually reduced antisemitism anywhere?
A CALL FOR PAPERS Lewis & Clark Law School, in association with the Lewis & Clark Law Review and the Law vs. Antisemitism Project, are proud to
Ameinu Condemns Antisemitic Boston Mapping Project Ameinu is deeply dismayed by the “Mapping Project,” an attempt by an anonymous Boston-area organization to create a map
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