GUEST POST: Spain’s history of anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism was central to the rise of Spanish fascism in the 20th century despite there being few Jews in the country
Stefanie Borkum
7 posts
GUEST POST: The blueprint for anti-Semitism
A long read on the single most influential anti-Semitic text shaping animosity to Jews in Tsarist Russia, Nazi Germany, the Arab world and beyond
GUEST POST: Arendt’s judgements on Israel
The great German-Jewish political thinker was fiercely critical of mainstream Zionism but unequivocally supported Israel’s right to defend itself
GUEST POST: Hannah Arendt on a dangerous fallacy
Hannah Arendt's work provides the basis for understanding the dynamics of anti-Semitism rather than resorting to the cliche of "the oldest hatred"
GUEST POST: Colonialism reconsidered
A classic anti-colonial text challenges today’s post-colonial narrative
A Palestinian tale disguised as an autobiography
A review of a modern classic novel written in Hebrew by an Arab citizen of Israel
Was another Israel possible?
A novel by one of Israel’s greatest authors explores the possibility that Israel could have taken a different path at its foundation