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The great German-Jewish political thinker was fiercely critical of mainstream Zionism but unequivocally supported Israel’s right to defend itself
Reviews
43 postsReviews of books, exhibitions, films, television programmes and any other medium on the subject of anti-Semitism.
Jews cast as the devil
A look at the historical origins of the enduring idea that Jews represent a diabolical force
France’s anti-Semitism conundrum
A new biography of Alfred Dreyfus helps explain how anti-Semitism emerged in French society despite the country’s professed attachment to equality and rights
The flawed historicist take on anti-Semitism
A British academic has provided a valuable critique of the view of anti-Semitism propagated by many historians influenced by identity politics
The World After Gaza: turning the Holocaust against Israel
Pankaj Mishra's polemic features what may be the most shameful minimisation of 7 October committed to print.