Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 What Social Factors Contribute to Anti-Semitism?
Chapter Preface 18
1 Racism and Anti-Semitism Are Often Culturally Validated Jack Levin Jim Nolan 20
2 Is Homophobia the New Anti-Semitism? Michelle Goldberg 28
3 Anti-Semitism Is Worse During an Economic Crisis Ira Stoll 35
4 Anti-Semitism Among African Americans Was Based on Cultural Factors That Have Now Changed Jim Sleeper 40
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 45
Chapter 2 What Is the Relationship Among Christianity, Islam, and Anti-Semitism?
Chapter Preface 47
1 Anti-Semitism Has Christian Roots Pieter van der Horst Manfred Gerstenfeld 49
2 The Christian Church Opposed the Social Darwinism That Fed Nazi Anti-Semitism Harry Schnitker 61
3 Anti-Semitism in the Islamic World Has Deep Religious Roots Andrew Bostom Mark Tapson 68
4 Anti-Semitism in the Islamic World Is Linked to Israeli Actions Yossi Gurvitz 81
5 There Are Parallels Between Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism Sabine Schiffer Constantin Wagner 87
6 Anti-Semitism Isn't Islamophobia Phyllis Chesler 98
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 103
Chapter 3 Is Opposition to Israeli Policy Linked to Anti-Semitism?
Chapter Preface 105
1 Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitism David Solway 108
2 Anti-Zionism Is Not Anti-Semitism Lex Rofes 115
3 Seeds of Anti-Semitism Michael Gerson 120
4 Did "The Israel Lobby" Change Anything? Stephen M. Walt 124
5 Sounding Off Spencer Ackennan 130
6 The Term Israel Firster Is Not an Anti-Semitic Slur Philip Weiss 136
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 143
Chapter 4 What Political Groups Are Linked to Anti-Semitism?
Chapter Preface 145
1 The Occupy Wall Street Movement Is Anti-Semitic Ben Shapiro 147
2 Where Are the Anti-Semites of Occupy Wall Street? Richard Cohen 152
3 US Conservatives Embrace White Nationalist Anti-Semites and Racists Menachem Z. Rosensaft 156
4 American Liberals Are Guilty of Anti-Semitism Valerie Tarico 164
5 Anti-Semitism Is Growing Among the European Right Alex Pearlman 171
6 The European Left Is More Dangerous to Jews than Is the European Right Soeren Kern 179
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 185
For Further Discussion 186
Organizations to Contact 188
Bibliography of Books 192
Index 195
