Jews Don’t Count: A Times Book of the Year 2021

The consequent claim, namely, that Zionism is the “monster” that fuels antisemitism, holds the Jews themselves accountable for prejudice against them. This recasting of Zionism as a causal factor of antisemitism, rather than an authentic Jewish response to it, is a uniquely leftist contribution to antisemitic doctrine. It is, moreover, intimately l

European anti-Jewishness was becoming more complex. In eastern Europe, much of it was fueled by theological claims or the accusation that the Jews had killed Jesus.* In central and western Europe, though, which was now infatuated with science, race theory developed. Now, said European racists, the problem with the Jews was their race, not their rel

Anti-Semitism was irrational and inescapable. Jews were derided as communists and capitalists. They were criticized for remaining aloof and for being overeager to join.