Anti Semitism In Judeophobia

The article written by Elhanan Yakira, “Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism as a Moral Question,” discusses the idea that anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are equal. This directly goes against Bernard Harrisons essay when stating the rebuttals. It states that anti-Zionism by its nature cannot be anti-Semitic. As there are some connections between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, Yakira states that associated the two together may cause more harm than good. One connection between the two is the traditional expressions of Judeophobia, fear of Jews, and the current criticism of Israel. The expressions include reoccurring hostile images, stereotypes, specific language used to describe Jewish people. There are also many histories of anti-Semitism that include anti-Zionism as apart of its history. Pierre-André Taguieff stated that Judeophobia is a term more appropriate than anti-Semitism (Yakira, p.47). Yakira implies that phobia and the anti, to be against, in anti-Semitism are the same. “Hatred is hatred is hatred, as they say, and insofar as anti-Semitism is hatred, or a phobia, it is not necessarily different from other hatred, except perhaps for its

Today they are hated for their nation state, Israel. It is the only country whose right to exist is constantly challenged, and often ignored. A new wave of anti-Semitism was launched at the U.N. Conference against Racism at Durban, South Africa. Israel was charged with racism, apartheid, and crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and attempted genocide. “It is the sheer disproportion of the accusations against Israel that makes Jews feel that humanitarian concern isn’t the prime motive in these cases.” This article has similarities with Shalem Coulibaly’s essay because they both talk about how anti-Semitism is affecting modern day Jews and how the increase of communication and global shrinking is creating an easier platform for