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New anti-Semitism is the concept of an international resurgence of anti-Jewish incidents and attacks on Jewish symbols, as well as the acceptance of anti-Semitic beliefs and their expression in public discourse. It has been described as a "kaleidoscope of old hatreds shattered and rearranged," [1] coming simultaneously from three directions: Islamism, the left, and the far-right. [2][3][4][5][6][7]
The adjective "new" is used to distinguish this form of anti-Semitism from classical anti-Semitism, which was largely associated with the right. The term was used as early as 1974, but entered common usage to refer to a wave of anti-Semitism that escalated, particularly in Western Europe, after the Second Intifada in 2000, the failure of the Oslo accords, and the September 11, 2001 attacks. [8][9]
Proponents of the concept argue that anti-Americanism, anti-Zionism, third-worldism, and opposition to the policies of the government of Israel, or to the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish homeland, are coupled with anti-Semitism or constitute disguised anti-Semitism. [8][9] Critics of the concept argue that it serves to equate legitimate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, and that it is sometimes used to silence debate. [10]
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- ^ Strauss, Mark. "Antiglobalism's Jewish Problem" in Rosenbaum, Ron (ed). Those who forget the past: The Question of Anti-Semitism, Random House 2004, p 272.
- ^ Sacks, Jonathan. "The New Antisemitism", Ha'aretz, September 6, 2002.
- ^ Chesler, Phyllis. The New Anti-Semitism: The Current Crisis and What We Must Do About It, Jossey-Bass, 2003, pp. 158-159, 181
- ^ Kinsella, Warren. The New anti-Semitism, accessed March 5, 2006
- ^ Jews predict record level of hate attacks: Militant Islamic media accused of stirring up new wave of anti-semitism, The Guardian, August 8, 2004.
- ^ Endelman, Todd M. "Antisemitism in Western Europe Today" in Contemporary Antisemitism: Canada and the World. University of Toronto Press, 2005, pp. 65-79
- ^ Bauer, Yehuda. "Problems of Contemporary Anti-Semitism" (pdf), 2003, retrieved April 22, 2006
- ^ a b Taguieff, Pierre-André. Rising From the Muck: The New Anti-Semitism in Europe. Ivan R. Dee, 2004.
- ^ a b Rosenbaum, Ron. Those who forget the past. Random House, 2004.
- ^ Klug, Brian. The Myth of the New Anti-Semitism. The Nation, posted January 15, 2004 (February 2, 2004 issue), accessed January 9, 2006.