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Book SynopsisWhen the State of Israel claims to represent all Jewish people, defenders of Israeli policy redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Israel. Antisemitism is harmful and real in our society. What must also be addressed is how the deployment of false charges of antisemitism or redefining antisemitism can suppress the global progressive fight for justice. There is no one definitive voice on antisemitism and its impact. Jewish Voice for Peace has curated a collection of essays that provides a diversity of perspectives and standpoints.
Trade Review“On Antisemitism…couldn't have come out at a better time…[The book] provides helpful context for this confusing political moment by showing how right-wing apologists for Israel have systematically redefined antisemitism to include anti-Zionism to silence and intimidate advocates for justice in Palestine.” —Truthout “A must-read for all involved in the struggle to build solidarity with the Palestinians today.” –Socialist Review “On Anti-Semitism is a powerful and necessary book and its impressive range of contributors – Jewish and Palestinian – give voice to a variety of viewpoints.” –Prisma
Table of Contents1. Preface: a. Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace 2. Introduction: a. Judith Butler, Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley b. Rebecca Vilkomerson: Antisemitism for the sake of Israel in the era of Trump 3. Part I: Theories of antisemitism a. Shaul Magid, Professor of Religious Studies and the Jay and Jeannie Schottenstein Chair of Jewish Studies in Modern Judaism at Indiana University. b. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, jointly appointed to MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research and the Department of Physics. c. Tony Lerman, Founder and former Director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, which devises policy solutions to social, political and cultural problems facing Jews and other minorities in Europe. d. Tallie Ben Daniel, Jewish Voice for Peace Academic Advisory Council Coordinator e. Aurora Levins Morales, writer, artist, historian, teacher, and revolutionary 4. Part II: Palestine Advocacy and the United States a. Omar Barghouti, Palestinian human rights activist and Co-Founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. b. Radhika Sainath, Staff attorney at Palestine Legal and cooperating counsel with the Center for Constitutional Rights. c. Rev. Graylan Halger, Senior Minister at the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, Washington DC and veteran civil rights activist d. Rev. Dr. Walter T. Davis Professor Emeritus of the Sociology of Religion at San Francisco Theological Seminary e. Jonathan Kuttab, Palestinian attorney and human rights activist. 5. Part III: Deploying Anti-Semitism as a Weapon on Campus a. Kelsey Waxman, Senior at UC Berkeley, and Chair of JVP-UC Berkeley b. Anonymous Palestinian American Student, Alumni of the University of California, Los Angeles c. Ben Lorber, Student Network Coordinator, Jewish Voice for Peaced. Orian Zakai, Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Hebrew - Middlebury College e. Rachel Ida Buff, Associate Professor of History at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 6. Conclusion: Standing for Justice a. Alex Abbasi, Palestinian-American activist and Doctoral Student at the University of Johannesburg b. Rabbi Alissa Wise, Co-Director of Organizing, Jewish Voice for Peace
