Michelle Mazel on La Judéophobie des temps modernes, des Lumières au jihad mondial [Judeophobia of modern times, from the Enlightenment to world jihad], by Pierre-André Taguieff
Turning to the Past to Understand the Future
La Judéophobie des temps modernes, des Lumières au jihad mondial [Judeophobia of modern times, from the Enlightenment to world jihad], by Pierre-André Taguieff, Paris: Editions Odile Jacob, 2008, 683 pp. [French]
Reviewed by Michelle Mazel
Michelle Mazel on Histoire des Americains juifs [A history of American Jewry], by Françoise S. Ouzan
Not Quite the Mayflower Generation – But Close
Histoire des Americains juifs [A history of American Jewry], by Françoise S. Ouzan, Brussels: Andre Versailles, 2008, 262 pp. [French]
Reviewed by Michelle Mazel
Manfred Gerstenfeld on Cartoons and Extremism: Israel and the Jews in Arab and Western Media, by Joël Kotek
Analyzing Cartoons to Capture the Essence of Anti-Semitism
Cartoons and Extremism: Israel and the Jews in Arab and Western Media, by Joël Kotek, Edgware: Vallentine Mitchell, 2009, 200 pp.
Reviewed by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Manfred Gerstenfeld on The Trouble with Textbooks: Distorting History and Religion, by Gary A. Tobin and Dennis R. Ybarra
How American Textbooks Mislead on Jews and Israel
The Trouble with Textbooks: Distorting History and Religion, by Gary A. Tobin and Dennis R. Ybarra, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 209 pp.
Reviewed by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Manfred Gerstenfeld on Ten Days of Birthright Israel: A Journey in Young Adult Identity, by Leonard Saxe and Barry Chazan
The Largest Jewish Communal Educational Experience Ever
Ten Days of Birthright Israel: A Journey in Young Adult Identity, by Leonard Saxe and Barry Chazan, Lebanon, NH: Brandeis University Press, 2008, 223 pp.
Reviewed by Manfred Gerstenfeld
Key Mennonite Institutions against Israel
Mennonite-supported peacemaking institutions have been at the forefront of the effort to discredit Israel to audiences in North America. These institutions portray Jewish sovereignty as the cause of conflict and suffering in the Middle East and downplay Muslim and Arab hostility toward Jews and Israel.
Another Year of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israelism in Norway
Again over this past year there were significant anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli incidents in Norway. Among these were anti-Semitic television satire programs, an act of the Nazification of Israel by a Norwegian diplomat, physical attacks on a pro-Israeli demonstration, death threats against Jews and a desecration of a Jewish cemetery.
“The Anti-Germans” – The Pro-Israel German Left
It is no secret that the German left’s outlook today is, and has been for some time, predominantly anti-Israel and anti-American. Far less well-known is the existence of a small but influential pro-Israel movement within the German left, a movement which challenges the existing anti-Israel consensus. The Anti-German Movement, as it is known, grew out of a communist student organization. In 1989 it finally emerged as a movement in its own right in opposition to German reunification.
“New” Anti-Semitism in Contemporary German Academia
It is one of the bitter ironies of the dialectics of modernity that the very sphere of science and academia, the purpose of which is to enlighten mankind, has provided intellectual cover to modern Jew-hatred. It was in Germany of all places that scientific discovery and academic discourse were subject to the utmost perversion, contributing intellectually and technically to the Holocaust.
The Supreme Court, Jewishness, and Democracy: Suggestions for a More Effective Balance
Under the leadership of Aharon Barak, the Israeli Supreme Court experienced a constitutional revolution, giving it the right to judge whether various public decisions respect the Jewish and democratic values of the state. This paper emphasizes that the Supreme Court is ill equipped to judge according to Jewish values, without reference to mishpat ivri, Jewish law.
International Law’s Limitations on Contending with Terror
Introduction: The Dangerous Bias of the United Nations Goldstone Report
International Law and Military Operations in Practice – I
Opening Remarks
Conference: Hamas the Gaza War and Accountability under International Law
Opening Remarks Dr. Lars Hänsel Introduction: The Dangerous Bias of the United Nations Goldstone Report Dr. Dore Gold International Law’s Limitations on Contending with Terror Dr. Roy S. Schondorf Redifining the Law of Armed Conflict? Legal Manipulations regarding Israel’s Struggle Against Terrorism Maj. Gil Limon Accountability of Hamas under International Humanitarian Law Sigall Horovitz, Adv. […]
