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THE NEW ANTISEMITISM?
Debating Judeophobia in 21st-century Britain

Edited by
Paul Iganski and Barry Kosmin

A new antisemitism? 
Jonathan Sacks
There is always the danger that, in speaking about antisemitism, one can exaggerate or, by drawing attention to it, one can give it publicity that fuels the flames. As the Talmud says in another context: 'Woe if I speak; woe if I am silent.' I decided, none the less, to sound a warning. That is not because I believed, then or now, that there is a real and present danger in Britain. There is not. But... More

Muslims, Jews and the 11 September: the British case
Robert Wistrich
When Islamist extremist groups lash out in an anti-American and anti-Jewish frenzy over Afghanistan, the looming war with Iraq and the Israel-Palestine conflict they in fact confirm the thesis of an irreconcilable clash of civilizations. More

From 'extremism' to 'yob culture' 
Paul Iganski
How serious is the problem of antisemitism on the streets? How might we understand why incidents occur? What role does 'extremism' play, as against other motivations? These are fundamental questions that need to be wrestled with in analysing the so-called 'new antisemitism'. More

Sense on antisemitism 
Antony Lerman
When assessing the threat of antisemitism today, can we distinguish between true menace and fear of our own shadows?  More  

Antisemitism on the streets 
Michael Whine
Such acts inevitably lead us to question whether we are once again facing a rising tide of antisemitism, as some have suggested, or whether it is the intense media coverage of these incidents that is making us feel less secure as a community. More

Jews, Christians and the ‘new antisemitism’ 
Edward Kessler
In Jewish-Christian relations an old problem has been generating a new controversy and has compelled some people to ask whether we are facing a 'new antisemitism'. Concern has been raised about the doctrine of replacement theology - the doctrine that Christianity has simply replaced Judaism. More

The new antisemitism, or when is a taboo not a taboo? 
Peter Pulzer
It has often been said that the Germans would never forgive the Jews for the Holocaust. It would be nearer the mark to say this nowadays of sections of the European Left. More


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