In his careful delineation of the causes of the most recent flare-up of antisemitism, Lappin, a professor of natural language processing, first looks at the big-picture forces that are feeding much of global society\u2019s grievances, including widespread anti-immigration sentiment and ethno-nationalism. As the author demonstrates, extremist movements\u2014such as those whose members chant, \u201cJews will not replace us\u201d\u2014seem to share four elements: loss of control over their lives and social context; diminished faith in existing institutions; the embrace of anti-elitism, or \u201cpopulism\u201d; and a sense of oppression caused by another ethnic identity. Lappin walks readers through these events since World War II, and he uses charts to show the increased prosperity of the top percentile and the impoverishment of the lower\u2014and how social media feeds \u201cdislocation\u201d and \u201cdispossession.\u201d In addition to an examination of the roots of ancient and modern antisemitism, the author addresses the extremes on both right and left, as well as perspectives both Islamic and Jewish. All groups have exhibited deeply problematic periods of harassment and violence so that diaspora Jews have been forced \u201cto choose between coping with a barrage of public abuse and personal insecurity or the concealment of their Jewish identity (passing quietly under the radar).\u201d In the closing chapter, \u201cNotes for a New Progressive Politics,\u201d Lappin posits that since the state of affairs has broken down, a new approach is necessary, the elements of which should include a relearning of the history of antisemitism, steadfast support for both labor movements and immigration, and strict monitoring of the continued explosion of AI and the disinformation campaigns the technology makes possible.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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