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Lesson 5 of 5·Zionism and Anti-Zionism: The History of Two Opposing Ideas
In the final episode of this course, Dr. Wilf looks at the Soviet roots of modern-day left-wing anti-Zionism, and how it has taken traditional anti-Semitic tropes and applied them to Zionists instead of Jews, without in practice meaning anything different. She also outlines three distinct types of anti-Zionism, compares the threats of left-wing anti-Zionism and right-wing anti-Semitism, and examines the arguments and rhetoric of prominent anti-Zionists today.
Dr. Einat Wilf is a leading thinker on Israel and Zionist thought. She was a member of the Israeli parliament from 2010 to 2013, where she served as chair of the Education Committee and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Dr. Wilf is the author of seven books, including her most…
Zoé Tara Zeigherman was one of Dr. Wilf’s students in that seminar. As a 2022 Tikvah Beren Summer Fellow, she worked to develop the course curriculum into the series before you today. She currently works as a production assistant in New York City.
