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Muslims and Jews: beyond clichés and mutual demonisation

Posted on 27/02/2012 by Antony Lerman

A fascinating and important workshop on relations between Muslims and Jews, organized by the Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism at Birkbeck University of London, began with a nuanced account of the treatment of Jews and Muslims in English … Continue reading →

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9/11 and the destruction of the shared understanding of antisemitism

Posted on 16/09/2011 by Antony Lerman

This piece is cross-posted from openDemocracy Even before 9/11, the redefinition of antisemitism as essentially left-wing and Islamic prejudice and discrimination against the Jewish state of Israel—‘the Jew among the nations’—was well underway. But the popularity of this reformulation of … Continue reading →

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