Resources
We offer these resources to readers who are interested to learn more about what it means to be Jewish in today’s world, the multifaceted nature of antisemitism and the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This list is not exhaustive, but reflects works that have been meaningful to us personally.
Books
Baddiel, David. (2021) Jews Don’t Count. Great Britain, 4th Estate. (Also available as a documentary)
Dershowitz, Allan. (2023) War against the Jews. How to end Hamas Barbarism. New York, Hot Books.
Freeman, Hayley. (2024) Blindness. October 7 and the Left. The Jewish Quarterly, #256, May 2024. United Kingdom, Morry Schwartz. (Available on the Jewish Quarterly website)
Gawenda, Michael. (2023) My life as a Jew. Australia: Scribe Publications.
Horn, Dara. (2022) People Love Dead Jews. Reports from a Haunted Present. WW Norton & Co.
Lipstadt, Deborah. (2019) Antisemitism: Here and Now. Scribe Publications.
Rich, Dave. (2023) Everyday Hate. How Antisemitism is built Into Our World – And How You Can Change It. United Kingdom: Biteback Publishing.
Ryvchin, Alex. (2023) The 7 Deadly Myths. Antisemitism from the time of Christ to Kanye West. Boston: Cherry Orchard Books.
Tishby, Noa (2021) Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. London: The Free Press.
Schwartz, Adi & Wilf, Einat. (2020) The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace. New York: St Martin’s Press.
Weiss, Barry. (2019) How to fight Anti-Semitism. New York: Crown.
Yousef, Mossab Hassan. (2011) Son of Hamas. A gripping account of terror, betrayal, political intrigue, and unthinkable choices. Tyndale Momentum. (See also – YouTube video interviews ).
Articles
‘The tragedy of the Israel-Palestine conflict is this: underneath all the horror is a clash of two just causes.’ Jonathan Freedland. The Guardian. 27 October 2023. The tragedy of the Israel-Palestine conflict is this: underneath all the horror is a clash of two just causes | Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
‘Will Zionism survive the war?’ Yuval Noah Harari. Washington Post. 13 May 2024. Opinion | Israeli Independence Day brings hard questions about the future of Zionism – The Washington Post
‘The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False.’ Simon Sebag Montifiore. The Atlantic. 27 October 2023. The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False – The Atlantic
‘Soviet Anti-Zionism and Contemporary Left Antisemitism.’ Izabella Tabarovsky. Fathom. May 2019. Fathom – Soviet Anti-Zionism and Contemporary Left Antisemitism