Unity and Diversity in Contemporary Antisemitism

249 Pages·2019·2.52 MB·English

by  Jonathan G. Campbell and Lesley D. Klaff

Unity and Diversity
in Contemporary
Antisemitism
The Bristol–Sheffield Hallam Colloquium
on Contemporary Antisemitism
Antisemitism Studies
Series Editor: David Patterson (University of Texas at Dallas)
Unity and Diversity
in Contemporary
Antisemitism
The Bristol–Sheffield Hallam Colloquium
on Contemporary Antisemitism
Edited by
Jonathan G. Campbell and
Lesley D. Klaff
BOSTON
2019
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Campbell, Jonathan G. ( Jonathan Goodson), 1964- editor. | Klaff,
Lesley D., editor. | Bristol-Sheffield Hallam Colloquium on
contemporary antisemitism (2015 : Bristol (England))
Title: Unity and diversity in contemporary antisemitism : the
Bristol-Sheffield Hallam Colloquium on contemporary antisemitism / edited
by Jonathan G. Campbell and Lesley D. Klaff.
Description: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2019. | Series: Antisemitism
studies | Includes index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2019019115 (print) | LCCN 2019019834 (ebook) | ISBN
9781618119674 (ebook) | ISBN 9781618119667 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Antisemitism--Congresses.
Classification: LCC DS145 (ebook) | LCC DS145 .U538 2019 (print) | DDC
305.892/4--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019019115
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
Jonathan G. Campbell and Lesley D. Klaff
PART ONE
Defining Antisemitism 15
1 Contemporary Struggles over Defining Antisemitism 17
David Hirsh
2 Is Criticism of Israel Antisemitic? What Do British and
French Jews Think about the Link between Antisemitic
and Anti-Israel Attitudes among Non-Jews? 40
L. Daniel Staetsky
3 Why Present-Day “Anti-Zionism” is Antisemitic 65
Bernard Harrison
PART TWO
Responding to Antisemitism 79
4 Using Section 26 Equality Act to Combat Institutional
Antisemitism: A Critical Race Perspective on
Fraser v University and College Union 81
Lesley D. Klaff
5 Evading Terror: The European Union’s Response to Lethal
Antisemitism 98
R. Amy Elman
6 Denial: Norman Finkelstein and the New Antisemitism 115
Alan Johnson
viii Contents
PART THREE
Antisemitism and Extremism 137
7 Walking a Mile in Asghar Bukhari’s Shoe: Conspiracy
Theories, Antisemitism, and Extremism 139
Dave Rich
8 Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism in the British Pakistani
Muslim Community 156
Rusi Jaspal
PART FOUR
The Role of the Intellectuals 185
9 The British Left’s Attitudes toward Antisemitism in the
Arab and Muslim World 187
Matthias Küntzel
10 Disavowal, Distinction, and Repetition: Alain Badiou
and the Radical Tradition of Antisemitism 203
David Seymour
11 On the Contemporary Relevance of Arendt’s
“Jewish Writings” 219
Robert Fine
Contributors 235
Index 237
Acknowledgements
The editors would like to offer their sincere thanks to all those whose efforts
have helped turn the idea of this book, as well as the colloquium that
preceded it, into a reality. Chief among these are the academic participants whose
commitment and camaraderie have been constant and whose resultant work in
this volume constitutes an important contribution to the ongoing debate about
contemporary antisemitism. Indispensable also was the assistance of support
staff and student helpers in the School of Humanities at the University of Bristol.
Last but not least, nothing would have been possible without generous finan-
cial support received from several sources: the Board of Deputy of British Jews,
the Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts, and the Helena
Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam University.