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Anti-Semitism and opposition to Israeli government policies

The Roles of Prejudice and Information

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ID2147437
AuthorsPeter Beattie (0000-0001-9665-2297, Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, USA, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume40
Issue15
Pages2749-2767
Publication date2017-12-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2016.1260751
OpenAlexW3121184794
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited23

Past research on the link between anti-Semitism and criticism of the Israeli government has revealed a partial correlation between the two. However, among the political arguments that have inspired such research, one has gone unaddressed: that criticism of the Israeli government along with silence about more egregious human rights abuses committed elsewhere can only arise from anti-Semitism. This article investigates the link between knowledge of conflicts around the world, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and criticism of the Israeli and Saudi governments, among US participants. Using a deeper index of anti-Israel opinions than prior research, the results indicate that some criticisms of the Israeli government are more reliable indicators of anti-Semitic sentiment than others. The findings are discussed with regard to how legitimate political criticism can be distinguished from prejudice in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Criticism · Government (linguistics · Islamophobia · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prejudice (legal term · Silence · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social and Intergroup Psychology

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