Jabalya, Gaza Strip, 20 January 2025
Copenhagen Talks: How Israel Weaponised Antisemitism to Delegitimise Its Critics
How did Israel redefine 'antisemitism' to shield itself from critical scrutiny? I recently spoke on this subject in Copenhagen, alongside Wieland Hoban of Jüdische Stimme and Poya Pakzad of the progressive Danish journal Eftertryk. You can watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0vDlBJMwkw I am grateful to Jonathan Ofir for organising; to Layal Freije for moderating;… Continue reading Copenhagen Talks: How Israel Weaponised Antisemitism to Delegitimise Its Critics
Weaponising Antisemitism in the US: An Interview on the Antisemitism Awareness Act
A version of this interview first appeared in Issue 2 of The Palestine Papers, a biweekly newsletter from Boston DSA (May 2024). Q. What is the “Antisemitism Awareness Act,” and the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism to which it refers? In 2004, Israel lobby groups led by the American Jewish Committee… Continue reading Weaponising Antisemitism in the US: An Interview on the Antisemitism Awareness Act
Talking Gaza at KCL
It was a privilege to address the King's College London student encampment for Gaza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvaArx8bGkA
Briefing Note on the Campaign Against Antisemitism
With the misnamed Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) in the news, find below a short briefing on the organisation I co-authored back in 2019. The briefing was submitted as an appendix in Jewish Voice for Labour’s submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC was then investigating complaints of anti-Jewish harassment and discrimination… Continue reading Briefing Note on the Campaign Against Antisemitism
DELUGE – NYC launch
New York City, 10 April, feat. Norman Finkelstein, Colter Louwerse, Mouin Rabbani, and Slavoj Žižek. I'm grateful to all the panelists and audience members who attended, and to Razia Iqbal for chairing. Technical issues prevented my Zooming in, but Razia was there to invest my introductory comments with her oratorical flair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn715Q0sP_k DELUGE: Gaza and… Continue reading DELUGE – NYC launch
Deluge now shipping
DELUGE: Gaza and Israel from Crisis to Cataclysm is now shipping. I was pleased to discuss the book with the excellent Jadaliyya: The book emerged from a conviction that any serious attempt to understand the significance and causes of the 7 October bloodshed, as well as the genocidal Israeli offensive that followed, had to begin… Continue reading Deluge now shipping
DELUGE: New Book on Gaza
My edited book on the catastrophe in Gaza is now available for pre-order. Published by OR Books, with a foreword by Avi Shlaim. DELUGE: Gaza and Israel from Crisis to Cataclysm “Indispensable... a tour de force” - Norman G. Finkelstein "First-rate analysis... a truly important antidote" - John J. Mearsheimer "Comprehensive and compassionate" - Cornel… Continue reading DELUGE: New Book on Gaza
A Response to Anneliese Dodds MP on Gaza
Anneliese Dodds MP (Labour, Oxford East) has sent by email the following statement on Gaza: Dear constituent, Thank you for writing to me to raise your concerns about the situation in Israel and Gaza. I know many people living in Oxford who have family and friends in Gaza and in Israel, or have simply been… Continue reading A Response to Anneliese Dodds MP on Gaza
Fighting Amalek in Gaza
Israel’s allies have claimed that it “is not deliberately trying to kill civilians” (US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby) and is “taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians” (UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak). Such claims are hard to square with the massive devastation Israel has inflicted. As of 10 November, over 11,000 people in… Continue reading Fighting Amalek in Gaza
Jamie Stern-Weiner 