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URL:https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/a-new-kind-of-response-to-anti-isra
 el-claims/
SUMMARY:A New Kind of Response to Anti-Israel Claims
DESCRIPTION:Amidst the barrage of accusations against Israel\, a central be
 lief held by anti-Israelists is that the 1948 founding of Israel was a mon
 umental injustice — an "original sin"— that supposedly legitimizes the
 ir efforts to oppose and dismantle the state. Defenders of Israel and the 
 Jewish people must\, of course\, refute the many false claims to undermine
  this narrative\, which we have done in previous lectures. But in this lec
 ture\, let's pretend for a moment that the anti-Israel claims were true. I
  propose an additional\, strategic approach: to demonstrate that even if w
 e hypothetically accept the false premise that Israel's founding involved 
 a grave injustice\, the current anti-Israel campaign is still unjustified 
 and morally indefensible. This new strategy offers a powerful new tool for
  countering the rhetoric of those who seek to delegitimize Israel.\nRegist
 er Here\nDr. Andrew Pessin is Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies a
 t Connecticut College and Campus Bureau Editor of the Algemeiner. His many
  books include Anti-Zionism on Campus\, Poisoning the Wells: Antisemitism 
 in Contemporary America\, and The Jewish God Question\, as well as several
  novels. One recent novel is Nevergreen\, a satirical and now clearly prop
 hetic account of campus cancel culture\, its ideological excesses\, and it
 s deleterious impact on the Jews. Long ago he enjoyed some moments of fame
  portraying “The Genius” on the David Letterman Show.
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CATEGORIES:Scholars Circle
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