Monthly Archives: June 2011

Black Propaganda and Violent Rhetoric: Israel is Shooting Itself in the Foot over the Gaza Flotilla

Posted on 28/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

Some first rate bloggers and journalists are covering the Gaza flotilla and revealing the lengths to which the Israeli authorities are prepared to go to stop the entire enterprise in its tracks. Not being party to any additional information about … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East | 2 Comments

There is a Path to Two Sovereign States, But the Gate Giving Access is Closed

Posted on 24/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

Two very interesting pieces were published in the last few weeks essentially explaining why there’s now virtually no possibility of achieving a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. On the Magnes Zionist blog, the pseudonymous Jerry Haber posted ‘Some of what’s wrong … Continue reading →

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Yale Announces New Program for the Study of Antisemitism to Replace Discredited YIISA

Posted on 21/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

The Yale Provost, Peter Salovey, wrote to friends of the university on 20 June announcing the establishment of the Program for the Study of Antisemitism (YPSA), which will replace the axed Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism. He … Continue reading →

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Acting responsibly as a trustee is what counts, not your views on Hamas – response to Martin Bright

Posted on 18/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from the Independent Jewish Voices website where it was published yesterday. Here’s the backkground: Martin Bright, the political editor of the Jewish Chronicle, originally attacked two organizations, Forward Thinking and CitizensUK/London Citizens, which develop dialogue with … Continue reading →

Posted in British Jews, Multiculturalism | 1 Comment

Leading Holocaust Scholar Lipstadt Accepts Advocacy Sometimes Trumped Scholarship at Axed Yale Antisemitism Centre

Posted on 17/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

Critics of Yale’s decision to close the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA) were dealt a severe blow on 16 June when the highly respected Holocaust scholar and expert on antisemitism, Professor Deborah Lipstadt of Emory University, … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism | 3 Comments

A Damp Squib?: Doubts About the New UK ‘Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace’ Movement

Posted on 15/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

Yachad, a new ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ movement, inspired by the American J Street liberal, political lobby group, was launched in the UK in April. Much heralded and anticipated, since its website went live, little has been heard from it. Is Yachad … Continue reading →

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How Feelings of Jewish Insecurity are Aggravated by the Community Security Trust

Posted on 13/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

I have always given credit to the Community Security Trust, the private charity that monitors and combats antisemitism in the UK, for its efforts to record expressions of antisemitism as diligently and rigorously as possible. Some accuse CST of deliberately … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism, British Jews | 4 Comments

Antisemitism Research Just Improved: Yale’s ‘Initiative’ for Studying Antisemitism is Axed

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

For some years now I have argued that the academic study of contemporary antisemitism has been badly compromised by the growing politicisation of the subject. Back in September 2008, in an op-ed piece for Ha’aretz, I wrote: Practically the entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism | 16 Comments

Jewish Chronicle: End the Witch-Hunt

Posted on 07/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from Independent Jewish Voices Three weeks ago the Jewish Chronicle published a front page attack on the Pears Foundation for providing funds to Forward Thinking, a charity aiming to build greater understanding ‘between the diverse grassroots Muslim communities and the wider … Continue reading →

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Don’t Distort Macpherson Report’s Recommendations on Racism to Attack the UCU

Posted on 06/06/2011 by Antony Lerman

One highly significant consequence of the UCU vote on the EUMC ‘working definition’ of antisemitism has been the claim that the decision means that the UCU has rejected the Macpherson Report’s definition of racism. And that this justifies attacking the … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism | 4 Comments