While the far-right populist parties, obsessed with a threat to their national identities, perceive Judaism as an alien influence they want to neutralize, the far-left populist parties associate the Jews with the cosmopolitan elites and the global capitalism they battle against. Regarding Israel, the simplistic Marxist narrative remains popular: Israel is a colonialist state that oppresses and displaces the indigenous population and is one of the puppeteers of the global financial system. Moreover, out of socialist traditions of justice and welfare, they campaign to welcome more migrants, who in large measure come from countries with high levels of anti-Jewish resentment. Officially, they distance themselves from the “old anti-Semitism” (hatred of Jews per se, belief in the worldwide Jewish conspiracy, belief that Jews generated communism, belief that Jews are racially inferior and so on) but because of their strong political alliances with local Muslims and their consubstantial sympathy for the Palestinians (often perceived in Europe as the “ultimate underdogs”), they advocate a radical anti-Zionism and adopt elements of Muslim anti-Semitic rhetoric (worldwide Jewish conspiracy, Jewish control of capitalism and U.S. foreign affairs, and so on).8 All over Europe, the parties that court the very substantial Muslim vote tend to be unfriendly to Jews.9 Consequently, diminished prospects of Jewish thriving could be expected in the shadow of these kind of populist regimes.
Article Library / 2015
2014-2015 Annual Assessment
- Foreword
- Part 1
- Recommended Policy Directions
- The Struggle against De-Legitimization and BDS on North American College Campuses
- U.S. – Israel Relations
- India and China
- Israel-Diaspora Dialogue
- Immigration from Europe
- Jewish Identity
- The Approach to Populist Anti-System Right-Wing Parties in Europe
- Video Games and Interactive Entertainment as a tool to enhance Jewish identity and to counter BDS efforts
- 2014-15 Integrated ‘Net’ Assessment
- Recommended Policy Directions
- Part 2: Five Dimensions of Jewish Well-Being
- The Geopolitical Challenges Facing Israel’s New Government
- Geopolitics
- The Geopolitical Challenges Facing Israel’s New Government
- Jerusalem, Washington, and the North American Jewish Community
- “Drivers” Affecting the Israel-U.S. Relationship
- U.S. College Campuses and Israel De-legitimization – In Perspective
- An Integrative Measurement of European Anti-Semitism
- Looking East: New Opportunities in Asia
- Demography
- Bonds Within and Between Communities
- Israel-Diaspora Dialogue 2015
- Israel, a Divisive Subject
- IDF as a Moral Army
- The Effect of Israel’s Wars on Diaspora Jewry
- The Effect of Israel’s Wars on Non-Israeli Jews, and their Connections with Israel
- How Israel’s Wars Impact Relations between Jews and non-Jews
- In conclusion: Recommendations Regarding the Dialogue
- In conclusion: 2015 Dialogue Recommendations on the Use of Force
- Endnotes
- Israel-Diaspora Dialogue 2015
- Identity Formation and Expression
- Material Resources
- Part 3: Featured Articles
- Violence and Racism between Population Groups in Israel
- Australian Jewry
- Political Turmoil in Europe and its Implications for the Jewish People
- Attitudes toward Jews, Judaism, and Israel among anti-System Parties in Europe
- Why Europeans Turn to Populists?
- Anti-Jewish Prejudices among European Muslims and anti-Establishment Voters
- Far-Left Populist Rhetoric about the Jews and Israel
- Distinguishing between the “Old Far Right” and the “New Radical Right”
- “Old Far Rightists” Masquerading as the “New Far Rightists”: Is the Shift Real?
- The Case of France: The Gap between Le Pen’s Promises and her Official Program
- The Dilemmas of Europe’s National Jewish Institutions
- Implications and Directions for Action
- Directions for Action
- Endnotes
- Policy Opportunities for Video Games and Interactive Entertainment
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