Stalinism in a keffiyeh
The obscene Kufiyas in Buchenwald protest planned for this Sunday reflects a concerted leftist drive to equate Israel with Nazi Germany
Germany
21 postsLinked to contemporary Germany or German history.
How Germany worsens anti-Semitism
The German authorities are in effect weaponising the spectre of anti-Semitism against their political opponents.
The conservatism of “woke”
Susan Neiman's new book gives important insights why woke is essentially a conservative outlook.
Don’t ban Roger Waters!
Even if the accusations of anti-Semitism are true it does not follow that the former Pink Floyd frontman should be banned from performing in Frankfurt
Anti-Semitism in Hitler’s Munich
In Hitler’s Munich is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the rise of the Nazis.
The language of Nazism
Gary Lineker, Britain’s leading football pundit, was completely wrong to compare British political language today to that of Germany in the 1930s.
Against zero tolerance
Bans on anti-Semitic speech paradoxically undermine the fight against anti-Semitism
Germany relativises the Holocaust
Trans-activists, with the backing of senior figures in Germany’s federal government, are distorting the meaning of the Holocaust
We still live in the shadow of the Munich massacre
The killing of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics continues to haunt us.
Palestinians not alone in relativising Holocaust
The Palestinian president deserves criticism for relativising the Holocaust but he is far from the only one doing so
Anti-Semitism can't simply be cancelled
This article was written against the backdrop of the debate about anti-Semitic images at the documenta 15 international exhibition of contemporary art in Kassel, Germany.
Identity politics is breathing new life into anti-Semitism
Identity politics is bringing a new form of anti-Semitism to Germany
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
Anti-Semitism versus anti-Judaism
Anti-Judaism is a broader and more powerful concept than anti-Semitism
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