Language:
French
Year of publication:
2008
Titel der Quelle:
Controverses; revue d'idees
Angaben zur Quelle:
8 (2008) 156-161
Keywords:
Antisemitism History 1945-
Abstract:
Argues that the new antisemitism is characterized by a moralizing tone, a lack of ideological content, and an affinity with the prevailing empty "human-rightism". It distinguishes between those who are seen as "honorable" self-hating Jews and reprehensible Zionist "communautarian" Jews. A dialectic is at work which overrates the Shoah and the Jews who were victims, and puts down real and living Jews. The overrating of Palestinians aims to put down Israel, and the overrating of the self-hating Jews puts down the rest of the Jews. The contribution of self-hating Jews to this dialectic is significant, even vital. Examines present-day antisemitism in the European context, which is marked by immigration problems. Israel-bashing is done in the hope of gaining votes among the Muslim immigrants, and accusations of Nazism are turned against the Jews in order to soothe the European conscience. Argues that Jewish "peoplehood" is antisemitism's main target, and that the delegitimization of Israel is an extension of the attempt to delegitimize the Jewish people.
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