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Israelophobia

The Newest Version of the Oldest Hatred and What to Do About It

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By: Jake Wallis Simons
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'This is an important and necessary book by a superb and subtle writer. There's no one more qualified to write it than Jake Wallis Simons, both as ground-breaking Middle East security correspondent and Editor of the Jewish Chronicle. It analyses the often prejudiced coverage and intense scrutiny of Israel that so often veers into obsession and outright demonisation; and traces its origins from Medieval European and Stalinist antisemitism to the present day. It discusses why this nation is judged so differently from others in a supposedly rational and progressive era. A companion in some ways to David Baddiel's Jews Don't Count, it is a book that fascinatingly analyses the dark sides of our world today -political, national, cultural and digital - and exposes uncomfortable truths' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE

'"I can't be anti-Semitic: I have nothing against Jews individually, I only hate them by the country." Such is the delusion that Jake Wallis Simons sets out to discredit in this excellent and fearless book, dismantling its mendacities with a scholarly and logical thoroughness that makes you wonder if there will ever be an Israelophobe left standing again. Buy copies to distribute to your kindergarten groups and universities, anyway, just in case. And then buy another copy for yourself. It does the heart good to see one of the greatest expressions of collective animus exposed for the sanctimonious posturing it is. Israelophobia is a book we all need' HOWARD JACOBSON

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In the Middle Ages, Jews were hated for their religion. In the twentieth century, they were hated because of their race. Today, Jews are hated for something else entirely, their nation-state of Israel. Antisemitism has morphed into something both ancient and modern: Israelophobia. But how did this transformation occur? And why?

Award-winning journalist Jake Wallis Simons answers these questions, clarifying the line between criticism and hatred, exploring game-changing facts and exposing dangerous discourse.

Urgent, incisive and deeply necessary, Israelophobia reveals why the Middle East's only democracy, which uniquely respects the rights of women and sexual and religious minorities, attracts such disproportionate levels of slander. Rather than defending Israel against all criticism, it argues for reasonable disagreement based on reality instead of bigotry.

Through charting the history of Israelophobia - starting in Nazi Germany, travelling via the Kremlin to Tehran and along fibre optic cables to billions of screens - and using it to understand contemporary prejudice, this timely book will restore much-needed sanity to the debate, creating the space for mutual understanding, tolerance and peace.©2023 Jake Wallis Simons (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK
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Well researched, and helpful

There’s a lot of information in this book. Understandably our man speaks with passion, and an expertise that comes from knowledge of the history of Jew-hate, and how it can be traced through to modern times, how it has changed with the creation of Israel, and yet has remained much the same. Explaining how the antisemitic propaganda of Nazism and Communism continue to poison the world view of Jews and of Israel makes alot of sense. Clearly this was written before the events of 7/10, but sadly i don’t think it would have made any significant difference to the content if it been written afterwards. I look forward to a day when this book becomes irrelevant, but at the moment, it is more relevant than ever.

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Truth and generosity

If proof were needed that any ideology can be reversed this book shows the way. The vitriolic hatred of the Jews /Israel shown by Muslims, Arabs, those of African descent and the hard left is explained as PR and propaganda together with ancient mistaken beliefs for the purposes of destabilising the Western world and liberal mind. This book shows that the hateful ideology is a construct and can therefore be deconstructed. This book should be prescribed reading for anyone interested in politics, civilisation and phsychology.

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honest review

the narration is good, the points and arguments well made. I only got fed up with some of the repetition that occurred. The book could be a quarter the size and still drive home the same facts

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Voice of measure and reason on highly relevant topic

This book addresses issues with life and death consequences in the real world. It shows how bad ideas can have terrible outcomes, and our current highly polarised opinions need to be based on analysis rather than prejudice

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Very robust

Interesting with lots of references to further investigates further. The 8 questions at the end is a nice touch

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Really!!

I found the author's biase towards South Africa and in particular towards the Afrikaner, the Boer disturbing. Did the author not take the trouble to find out where the concentration camps were first used as a tool for mass extermination of an ethnic group? Britain were the last country to close a Jewish concentration camp run by Britain on Cyprus? If Israel should give in to Hamas, it will look like post-apartheid South Africa, a broken, corrupt country where none of the South African anti-apartheid activists want to live in. The book is a summary of many of the historical wrongs committed through ignorance and pure malice against a group of people who share one religion that values life, freedom and the betterment of mankind. I am glad I listened to it and read it.

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Fascinating and important. Hatred of Israel is not just criticism

Author is saying that Israel is far from perfect, like any modern democracy, however deserves equal treatment by the media and public opinion.

He shows how dictators and terrorists have used the left and progressives as useful idiots to further their cause. This has been successful in the west due to latent cultural anti semitism and students looking for a cause celebre. Israel's neighbours are often just downright racist. This has infected even the top of Ivy league universities

He shows how many of the progressive views are in essence little different from medieval mobs and Nazi Germany.

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Very well understood

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So deeply illuminating.

I cannot state enough what a coherently written intelligently argued book this is. I have learned so many things that I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t know but am SO much more clear headed now that I do have the facts to back up my sentiments.
Thank you for the time and effort this book must have taken. I have shared it with everyone I know!

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A complete history of Israel and her crtics

Written in a journalistic style I.e. balanced and factual request for Israel’s fair treatment. I fear that those useful.idiots who wish to free Pakwstine will not read thr book due to the title. Great chapter re tacking the common leftist tropes.

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