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URL:https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/the-great-lethal-projection-antizio
 nisms-debt-to-the-protocols-of-the-elders-of-zion/
SUMMARY:The Great Lethal Projection: Antizionism’s Debt to the Protocols 
 of the Elders of Zion
DESCRIPTION:This lecture is part of Antizionism: The History of an Ideology
 \, a six-part series hosted by Chai Mitzvah. The series examines the histo
 rical origins\, evolution\, and contemporary manifestations of antizionism
 . Sponsored by the Institute for the Critical Study of Antizionism.\n\nPer
 haps the single most toxic Nazi trait was the projection of its own desire
 s onto its enemies. The key text of this projection\, the antisemitic forg
 ery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion\, claimed to be the voice of the e
 vil Jewish “Elders\,” but instead presented the voices of those actual
 ly bent on world dominion and genocide\, terrified that the Jews would bea
 t them to it. This ventriloquism found an eager audience among the Nazis\,
  who used it to convince their own people to attack the Jews even as they 
 themselves worked toward world dominion and genocide. In the early 21st ce
 ntury\, now\, that projection has taken on a new configuration. Arab supre
 macists directly share the Nazi paranoia and projection\, as Hamas and oth
 er Palestinian leaders openly declare (and pursue) their genocidal goals w
 hile accusing Israel of genocide. But what about the antizionist Left\, th
 at insists it’s progressive?  Do pro-Hamas progressives promote the gre
 at lethal projection – that Israel is committing genocide – because th
 ey fear the wrath of their Islamist allies? Or do they unconsciously share
  those dark desires for dominion and genocide?\nRegister Here\nDr. Richard
  Landes was trained as a medievalist at Princeton University (MA 1979\, Ph
 D 1984). His work focused on apocalyptic beliefs and millennial movements 
 (Heaven on Earth\, 2011)\, initially around the year 1000 (Peace of God\, 
 1986\; Relics\, Apocalypse and the Deceits of History\, 1996\; Apocalyptic
  Year 1000\, 2003). He developed the concept of “demotic religiosity\,
 ” an orientation that prizes 1) equality before the law\, 2) dignity of 
 manual labor\, 3) access to sacred texts for all believers\, and 4) moral 
 integrity over social honor. \n\nBut he increasingly focused on contempor
 ary movements (Paranoid Apocalypse\, 2006)\, especially Global Jihad\, and
  the feckless response to its challenge\, starting with the coverage of th
 e “Al Aqsa Intifada” in late 2000. He made a series of documentaries i
 n 2005/6 titled According to Palestinian Sources…\, which document the e
 xtensive staging of footage (Pallywood)\, the staging of the Al Durah foot
 age (Making of an Icon)\, and the impact of that fake\, broadcast as “ne
 ws” by Western news media (Icon of Hatred).\n\nIn 2015\, he retired from
  Boston University where he was a Professor in the History Department. He 
 lives with his wife in Jerusalem\, where he can write free of politically 
 correct pressures.\n\n
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