EPISODE 111 | Us vs. Them: Antisemitism Goes to School
Guest: Scott Shay, president of Chai Mitzvah and author of Conspiracy U
Hamas forces swept into Israel on October 7, 2023, committing atrocities and taking hostages. Literally the next day, American student groups were blaming Israel. Protests on campuses began to multiply and today the situation seems out of control and pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups go at one another while school administrations react heavy-handedly. What's behind all the shrill rhetoric?
Scott Shay's 2021 book Conspiracy U looked at antisemitic trends on American campuses, and saw an uptick in sales at the end of last year as some of the things he'd talked about seemed to be coming to the fore. He shares some of his thoughts as to what is going on today on American universities. 
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SECTIONS
02:57 - The Double Standard - There's no equality in otherization
15:29 - Totem and Taboo - Logos, ethos, and pathos, political intent in conspiracy theories
24:53 - Facts and Integrity - Digital and information literacy is lacking, the line between hate speech and threat
29:35 - Trends or Tactics - Weaponizing plagiarism, economic antisemitism, BDS started on the far right 
42:52 - Jewish Otherness - Anti-idolatry threatens god-king-pharaohs
Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info
Chai Mitzvah 
Conspiracy U: A Case Study by Scott Shay
In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism by Scott Shay
Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry by Scott Shay
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer
A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world on CNN
Defining Antisemitism of the US State Department website
What elite universities — and their critics — get wrong about campus antisemitism on Vox
Major events in Pro-Palestinian protests at US universities on Reuters
How pro-Palestinian protests unfolded on college campuses across the US: A timeline on ABC News
Echoes of Vietnam war protest — A timeline of America's Student Spring
Where are the US college campus protests and what is happening? in The Guardian
As Columbia University protests on Israel-Hamas war come to a head, what to know
Students protested for Palestine before Israel was even founded
Is Hate Speech Legal? on TheFire.org
Hate speech versus freedom of speech on the United Nations
Why We Must Reject Efforts to Restrict Constitutionally Protected Speech on College Campuses on ACLU.org
Pro-Palestinian campus protests are evolving. Here’s what to watch on PBS
Student Protests in America Now: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest 

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