Antisemitism

An argumentative, controversial analysis of the new antisemitism, by the historian who defeated David Irving in court.

Anti-Jewish violence and vandalism have been on the rise in Europe in the last five years. Deborah Lipstadt asks, ‘Does this mean we are returning to the brutality of the 1930s?’ ‘No’, is her initial answer, quickly followed by: ‘It’s complicated.’

Connecting different currents in contemporary culture, such as the resurgence of racist right-wing nationalisms, left-liberal tolerance of hostility to Jews, the plight of the Palestinians, the relationship of antisemitism to anti-Zionism, and the rise of Islamic extremism, Lipstadt explores how contradictory forces have found common scapegoats. Lucid and convincing, Antisemitism will calm the fearful, rouse the complacent, and demand a response from readers.

O analiza argumentata si controversata a noului antisemitism, de catre istoricul care l-a invins pe David Irving in instanta. Violenta si vandalismul anti-evreiesc au crescut in Europa in ultimii cinci ani. Deborah Lipstadt intreaba: „Inseamna asta ca ne intoarcem la brutalitatea anilor 1930?” „Nu”, este raspunsul ei initial, urmat rapid de: „Este complicat.” Conectarea diferitelor curente din cultura contemporana, precum reaparitia nationalismelor rasiste de dreapta, toleranta de stanga-liberala a ostilitatii fata de evrei, situatia palestinienilor , relatia antisemitismului cu antisionionismul si cresterea extremismului islamic, Lipstadt exploreaza modul in care fortele contradictorii au gasit tapi ispasitori comuni.