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February 11, 2015

At the UN, Discussing Anti-Semitism Means Attacking Israel

On January 22, the UN held its first-ever session devoted exclusively to the subject of anti-Semitism, a topic normally forced off the agenda by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Speakers—including Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon—unsurprisingly took the opportunity to make clear that criticism of Israel should never be confused with anti-Semitism. Anne Bayefsky examines this rhetoric, especially “the ignorant and twisted claim that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rightly or wrongly, exacerbates anti-Semitism”:

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February 11, 2015

  1. At the UN, Discussing Anti-Semitism Means Attacking Israel

  2. Is Intermarriage a Taboo Topic for Liberal Jews?

  3. The Sephardi Chief Rabbi Who Sought to End the Sephardi-Ashkenazi Divide

  4. Does the Torah Legislate Affirmative Action for Orphans?

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