The expression to “wash one’s hands of responsibility” comes from Christian scripture and has been part of a toxic legacy of blaming Jews for Jesus’s death.
Articles on Antisemitism
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What the largest study of diversity attitudes found from a survey of 11,000 adults in England and Wales in 2020.
Ontario’s recent order-in-council adopting the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism has been lauded by some. However, critics fear that it could be used to curtail criticism of the Israeli government.
Scholars researching the politics and policies of Israel have been facing a growing and uphill battle for academic freedom.
Both sides are thinking about more than just the rules in this case.
Most of the interviewees in the new documentary seek to correct what they see as unfair criticism of Anelka. Few discuss his failings.
Grime artist is among many who don’t seem to see anti-Jewish views as racism.
The dangerous legacy of a letter received by Augustin Barruel, a French Catholic priest and famous conspiracy theorist, in the early 1800s.
Survivors voices are central to Holocaust education, but as their numbers dwindle educators must work to preserve their testimonies and bring in the second generation.
We hear much from politicians, community leaders and experts. But what do ‘everyday’ Jewish and Muslim people find offensive?
A task force has been assembled in the US Senate to fight anti-Semitism. A specialist in Jewish-American history says the group has a big job ahead of it. Anti-Semitism has a long history in the US.
The MP has been suspended again but will the party leadership readmit him if a snap election is on the cards?
Anti-Semitism brought down one of the world’s greatest centers for mathematical research.
Even though the Holocaust is one of the best documented genocides in history, there’s limited quantitative data available. A new study investigates the number of deaths per day.
American anti-Semitism took an organized form in the 20th century. The German American Bund and the Silver Legion developed a unique culture of hatred for Jews that persists today in alt-right groups.
Eight decades on, the thought of the state encouraging people to attack groups of citizens is hard to believe. Here are some books that might help.
We can learn a lot about our past from fictional stories. In ‘What is Left the Daughter,’ author Howard Norman presents a cautionary tale from the Second World War of xenophobia and prejudice.
Twitter and Facebook have said they will take steps to fight hate and abuse on their sites, but they have not yet adequately addressed the problem.
The shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue joins a list of more than 200 other ideologically motivated attacks by far-right extremists since 1990.
Charging the leader of the UK Labour Party with antisemitism is a narrative that went mainstream – but it’s one that omits pertinent information and opposing views.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Tackling Hate Lab, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and English, MacEwan University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor in Modern European History and Jewish History, UNSW
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Faculty, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gratz College
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Professor Emerita in Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies, University of Sydney
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Director of Research and Policy at The Dor Foundation and Associate Professor of Politics at Deakin University, Deakin University
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Professor and Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women's & Gender History and Director of the Jewish Studies Program, American University
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James Parkes Professor of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in International History, Aberystwyth University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University