Off-White: Why Antisemitism Persists

From Diane Abbott s recent letter in the Observer, to Whoopi Goldberg s assertion that the Holocaust wasn t about race, it still seems that no one can agree on what antisemitism actually is. Is it racism? Religious persecution? Prejudice? More questions swiftly arise- Aren t jews white? Is the Labour party antisemitic? What s the difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism?
Picking apart these claims and counterclaims, Rachel Shabi provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary antisemitism. Reflecting on its various and nebulous forms, Shabi demonstrates how this quagmire of confusions, conspiracies and misinformation is by design. And how there might be a hopeful way forward for progressive politics.