Full Description
One of three volumes responding to the 7 October attack, Antisemitic Discourse focuses on the ideology that motivated it and the antisemitism that shaped many responses to it.
It examines the provenance of the Jew-hatred, from English history to Palestinian Islamism; from toxic 19th century 'Jewish Question' rhetoric to the perversion of the Trotskyist tradition that allowed parts of the left to embrace antisemitism. It includes Howard Jacobson's lecture of 22 October on antisemitism and it focuses on what was significant about this attack. There is discussion from Britain, Germany, Poland, and Norway, and a linguistic account of responses.
This work will appeal to scholars, students and activists with an interest in antisemitism, Jewish studies and the politics of Israel.
Contents
Introduction Editor's Note 1. What has changed? 2. 7 October and the precariousness of being Jewish 3. Introduction to Howard Jacobson's chapter The text of Howard Jacobson's LCSCA Robert Fine Memorial Lecture, 22 October 2023 4. The Ideology of Mass Murder 5. Echoes of the Past: Understanding Today's Antisemitism Through a Medieval Lens 6. Where are Jews at home? 7. Disenchanting Palestine: Moralism and Hyperpolitics in the aftermath of October 7th 8. 'Little Short of Lunatics': Post-Trotsky Trotskyism and the radical Left's degenerate response to 7 October 9. October Reflections: Antisemitism, Antizionism and the Jewish Question 10. The German Press, Israel, and October 7, 2023: Initial research findings on reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 11. The King's "No": Anti-Israelism and antisemitism in Norway after the 7 October massacre 12. A View from the "Second World": Holocaust and Colonialism in Contemporary Contexts of Eastern Europe 13. 'It's all about context': Antisemitism in the discursive space post 7 October
