There has long been a debate over whether anti-Zionism is antisemitic. In recent months, this debate has become particularly intense and often acrimonious. In an effort to tackle this contentious and timely question in a nuanced manner, UCLA Professor Dov Waxman will reframe the question from “Is anti-Zionism antisemitic?” to “When is anti-Zionism antisemitic?” He will argue that anti-Zionism is not necessarily or inherently antisemitic, but this does not mean that it is never antisemitic or that it never has antisemitic consequences. Sometimes anti-Zionism is antisemitic, but not always. It is important, therefore, not to conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism and to understand how, in practice, anti-Zionism has sometimes been antisemitic, both historically and recently.
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