Letter on Liberty on Anti-Semitism
I am delighted that the Academy of Ideas has published my Letter on Liberty on Rethinking Anti-Semitism. The Letter argues, as...
Daniel Ben-Ami
from London / 304 postsI am responsible for the Radicalism of Fools site. My current focus is anti-Semitism but I have specialised in several different topics as a journalist. Email me at daniel@radicalismoffools.com
Radicalism of fools redesign
A new design makes the mission of the Radicalism of fools even clearer
Identity politics is breathing new life into anti-Semitism
Identity politics is bringing a new form of anti-Semitism to Germany
The anti-imperialism of fools exemplified
A new campaign in Boston is a textbook example of anti-Semitism linked to grossly exaggerated notions of Israeli power
When the 'anti-imperialism of fools' took off
The anti-imperialism of fools arguably first took off in the Arab world before being exported to the West later
Cancel Culture verstärkt den Antisemitismus
Novo, a German online magazine, has published a chapter by me (in German) on anti-Semitism as part of a book looking more broadly at cancel culture
Islamism versus Islam
It is important to draw a clear distinction between the faith of Islam and the religionised politics of Islamism
Thoughts on the Jerusalem flag march
Israel is at least generally aware of its failings whereas its critics tend to be either ignorant of or wilfully ignore the murderous outlook of its Islamist enemies
Anti-Semitism versus anti-Judaism
Anti-Judaism is a broader and more powerful concept than anti-Semitism
Unanswered questions
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians should not be reduced to a simple battle between good and evil
Reflections on a killing
Too many let the tragic killing of Shireen Abu Akleh simply confirm their own prejudices
From Russia with hate
The Russian foreign minister's anti-Semitic remarks this week were a cynical and calculated response to Israel's shifting position on the Ukraine
How not to fight anti-Semitism
Mainstream campaigns against contemporary anti-Semitism tends to exaggerate the importance of the far right while underestimating the dangers of Islamism and of identity politics
Anti-Semitism rising worldwide
Several surveys show anti-Semitism surging in 2021 with a particular spike in May during the conflict between Israel and Hamas