Weaponising Antisemitism

Podcast: The LRB Podcast (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?) Episode: Weaponising Antisemitism Pub date: 2025-03-12 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Two recent books, by Peter Beinart and Rachel Shabi, discuss the response of Jewish communities in the West to the Hamas attacks of 7 October and Israel’s subsequent destruction of Palestinian life in Gaza, and the shifting politics of antisemitism. In this episode Adam Shatz talks to Peter and Rachel about the moral rupture Israel’s actions have caused, particularly along generational lines, among Jews in both the US and UK, and why the question of antisemitism has become separated from the larger politics of anti-racism, allowing the political right to claim this moral territory in defence of Israel. Sponsored Link: Visit the Munch exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery: https://www.npg.org.uk/munch LRB Audio Discover audiobooks, Close Readings and more from the LRB: https://lrb.me/audiolrbpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The London Review of Books, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.