Why Campus Anti-Israel Activity Flunks Bigotry 101

Publication Date: November 2002

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Kenneth S. Stern

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Israel Advocacy; Anti-semitism; Universities; Historical Revisionism

Type: Report

Coverage: United States Israel

Abstract:

The author looks at the left's recent criticism of Israel and argues that it fails what he calls the "Bigotry 101" test. In his own terminology, the Bigotry-finder rule 101 is as follows: Take a situation, change the race, religion, sexual orientation, or other aspect of the players' identities, and see if the same results apply. He outlines the ways in which criticism of Israeli policies can be acceptable and how the left's critiques fall outside this framework.