‘Old’ and ‘New’: Contemporary British Antisemitism
Mark Gardner (2007). Engage.
The author explores the issues that relate to contemporary antisemitism in Britain. He suggests that contemporary antisemitism is not necessarily new, but that as in the past, it builds upon pre-existing themes ‘recast within the paradigms and contexts of the modern day’. In this regard, he suggests that much which is characterised as anti-Zionism in fact is built upon traditional antisemitic motifs and libels, with the target rephrased from ‘Jews’ to ‘Zionists’. Recent antisemitic statements and incidents are explored and the Islamist, left and right sources of contemporary antisemitism highlighted.