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The IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism Needs Updating, Not Replacing
By Ben CohenIt's already the best of the several definitions out there. And, by offering yet clearer guidance on the question of Zionism, it could get even stronger.
Ben Cohen
Ben Cohen, a New York-based writer, has contributed essays on anti-Semitism and related issues to Mosaic and other publications.
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In Argentina, France, and Elsewhere in Europe, Attacks on Jews Are Judged by a Separate Yardstick
By Ben Cohen“This odious bombing was aimed at striking Jews who were going to the synagogue, and it hit innocent French people."
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Deborah Lipstadt’s Taxonomy of the Anti-Semite
By Ben CohenCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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How Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theorists Sustain Their Convictions
By Ben CohenAs the long life of the Protocols attests, anti-Semitic passions are not just sincere, they're hard-wired beyond any possibility of disproof by reason.
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Will Anti-Semitism Spread From American Universities to American Culture?
By Ben CohenAmerican society is solidly free of the Israel-centered anti-Semitism that dominates its universities. Can that last?
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How Anti-Semitism Became a Social Movement
By Ben CohenAnyone can join—even Jews.
