When “Oom” Became “Shmoom”
How the Most Enduring Hatred, Anti-Semitism, Became Infused with the Most Hated Hatred, Racism, to Israel's Dismay and to the UN's Detriment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12454462 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Troy Troy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-47 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Israel Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-9513 • E-ISSN: 1527-201X |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/israelstudies.25.1.03 |
| OpenAlex | W2991360671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The UN General Assembly's 1975 "Zionism is Racism" resolution culminated a decades-long shift in global power dynamics. The Israeli Foreign Ministry's internal debates about how forcefully to oppose the resolution shows to what extent Soviet propagandists had stirred Holocaust-related fears by infusing anti-Zionism with allegations of racism. The diplomatic dustup, especially among African countries, reveals the multi-dimensionality of the Cold War and the Arab-Israeli conflict. In boosting the New Anti-Semitism, the UN fell in American esteem. This illuminating episode demonstrates the power of going public: how the General Assembly could cause disproportionate harm and two individuals could do much good
Harm · Hatred · Judaism · Political science · Power (physics · Racism · The Holocaust · Theology · Zionism · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |