| ID | 072554 |
| Title Proper | Anti-Israel sentiment predicts anti-semitism in Europe |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kaplan, Edward H ; Small, Charles A |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the discourse surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, extreme criticisms of Israel (e.g., Israel is an apartheidstate,theIsraelDefenseForcesdeliberatelytargetPalestiniancivilians),coupled with extreme policy proposals (e.g., boycott of Israeli academics and institutions, divest from companies doing business with Israel), have sparked counterclaims that such criticisms are anti-Semitic (for only Israel is singled out). The research in this article shines a different, statistical light on this question: based on a survey of 500 citizens in each of 10 European countries, the authors ask whether those individuals with extreme anti-Israel views are more likely to be anti-Semitic. Even after controlling for numerous potentially confounding factors, they find that anti-Israel sentiment consistently predicts the probability that an individual is anti-Semitic, with the likelihood of measured anti-Semitism increasing with the extent of anti-Israel sentiment observed. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol. 50, No. 4; Aug 2006: p548-561 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol: 50 No 4 |
| Key Words | Anti-Semitism ; Anti-Israel Sentiment ; Anti-Zionism ; Europe |