{"product_id":"reflections-on-anti-semitism-9781844678778","title":"Reflections on Anti-Semitism","description":"\u003cb\u003eDissecting how facile accusations of \"anti-Semitism\" are used to stifle dissent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the inception of the \"War on Terror,\" Israel has become increasingly important to Western imperial strategy and ever more aggressive in its policies towards the Palestinians. A key ideological weapon in this development is the cynical and unjustified accusation of \"anti-Semitism\" to silence protest and dissent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For historical reasons, this tactic has been deployed most forcefully in France, and in the first of the two essays in this book French writers Alain Badiou and Eric Hazan demolish the \"anti-Semitism is everywhere\" claim used to bludgeon critics of the Israeli state and those who stand in solidarity with the banlieue youth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"The Philo-Semitic Reaction,\" Ivan Segr  undertakes a meticulous deconstruction of a rampant reactionary trend that identifies Jewish interests with the \"democratic\" West. Segr 's aim is to uphold a universalist position and to defend Jewish tradition from Zionist ideological distortion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Badiou, Alain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844678778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Alain Badiou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39416805589067,"sku":"9781844678778","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_642af56b-2636-4fac-8723-83eb759825a4.jpg?v=1624944664","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/reflections-on-anti-semitism-9781844678778","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}