Antisemitism Quiz 4

List two types of scenarios where anti-Israel rhetoric may be antisemitic

1. classic antisemitic tropes are employed to criticize Israel 2. People are held responsible for the actions of the Israeli government or military just because they're Jewish 3. Israel is singled out for criticism while other nations are ignored 4. Critics of Israel are not knowledgeable about the history and contemporary realities of the Middle East

According to White Nationalists, what is the ZOG?

A theory that Jews are secretly controlling western governments... also used to refer to Jews around the world

Provide one example of an antisemitic myth that 19th century Christian Europeans brought to the Middle East

Blood libel

Provide on reason why, after World War !, many Arab nationalists in the Middle East resented Britain and France

Britain and France split up land without consideration for the Arab people that live in the land they divided

describe a fundamental similarity between portrayals of Jews in The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and White Nationalist ideology.

Conspiring Behind the scenes Secret Powerful

In less than one sentence, explain the significance of The Turner Diaries for White Nationalists.

Demonstrated a fear towards an apocalyptic future of Jewish rule in order to call people to action to stop that from happening, popularized the ZOG theory

List two things that the White Nationalist group the "Goyim Defense League" blames on Jews

Goyim means nation in Hebrew, means non-Jew in general English Disney child grooming Abortion Slave trade Feminism Taking Christ out of Christmas The media

In less than one sentence, explain the main distinction between the terms "Muslim" and "Arab"

Muslim=religion Arab=ethnicity

What is anti Zionism

Opposition to the existence of a Jewish state in what is now Israel, usually nowadays on account of condition of Palestinian life. Anti-zionism can be expressed in more or less direct ways, often they seek to delegitimize Israel in the public opinion by undermining Israel's more legitimacy, portraying Israel as fundamentally evil

Describe the historical development that took place in 1948 that has become the focus of attitudes toward Jews in the Middle East

The division of British Palestine into a Jewish state

Explain the difference between the ways people on the radical sides demonize Zionism

The far left demonizes Zionism through the Israel conflict The far right demonizes Zionism by using that word to describe Jews around the world

explain how Jews fit into White Nationalist theories of "White genocide" and "the Great Replacement." [Here, you do not need to distinguish between these two theories.]

They put Jews in a controlling, powerful, role of leading this stride to get rid of white people by manipulating other minorities.

How do anti-Zionists and White nationalists each use rhetoric about "whiteness" in their portrayals of Israeli Jews and/or Jews in general?

White nationalists believe Jews are not white and blame Jews for white genocide while anti-zionists sometimes believe Jews are ultra white (in the sense of being the ultimate powerful oppressors)

What does ZOG stand for

Zionist Occupational Government

In less than one sentence, explain one way Holocaust denial is antisemitic

it undermines and diminishes the pain and struggle of Jews and also spins a tragedy into a way to accuse Jews of lying

In less than one sentence, define propaganda

misleading, manipulative information used to promote and publicize a particular political point of view.

Describe one way Nazis influenced attitudes toward Jews in the Middle East during WWII

spewing ideas of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" on radio stations in the Middle East

What is Zionism

support for a Jewish state in what is now Israel. There are many different kinds of Zionism, different supporters have different visions for how it should be

In less than one sentence, define the Quaran

the holy scripture of the Muslim faith

In less than one sentence, describe one of the methods White Nationalists use to spread anti-Jewish propaganda.

the internet/social media

What are the White Nationalist theories of "white genocide" and "the great replacement"

white genocide is the false conspiracy theory that Jews are manipulating other minorities to get rid of white people. The great replacement theory takes this delusion a step further by claiming Jews want to replace all white people with minorities

In less than one sentence, explain what Eric Ward means when he writes that "antisemitism is the lynchpin of the White Nationalist belief system"

1. a lynchpin is a pin passed through an axel to allow a wheel to move, or figuratively, the thing that is vital to an entire enterprise 2. So, Eric Ward means antisemitism is vital to the White Nationalist belief system

List two features of Nazi antisemitism that were not new in the history of antisemitism

1. blaming Jews for downfalls 2. Eugenics 3. Linking Jews and communists 4. Medieval antisemitic imagery of Jews used to promote Nazi ideology

Provide two examples of Holocaust denial

1. "far fewer than 6 million Jews perished" 2. "Jews exaggerate the Holocaust to gain international sympathy and support for the state of Israel" 3. "Only German Nazis perpetrated the Holocaust, occupied populations were not involved" 4. "Gas chambers are a myth" 5. "What Jews are doing to Palestinians in Israel is the same as what Nazis did to Jews"

Describe one positive view of Judaism that is present in the Quran

1. Jews are monotheistic 2. Jews are descendants of Abraham and deserve protecting 3. The Jewish bible is originally from God 4. Ancient Israelites were God's chosen people

List two stipulations of the Nuremberg laws of 1935

1. Jews are stripped from political rights 2. Marriages and sexual relations between Jews and nationals of Germany are forbidden

Describe one thing that Jews are accused of in the Quran

1. Jews refuse to accept/are blind to the more complete truth offered by Muhammad 2. Jews have corrupted the scriptures God gave them

Describe the overall experience of Jewish communities in Muslim lands during the 9th to 13th centuries

1. Jews were allowed to practice their religion in Muslim lands if they pay special taxes 2. Jews prosper and flourish in Jewish Muslim relations

List two methods Nazis used to spread anti-Jewish propaganda

1. Mass rallies 2. Radio shows paired with cheap and accessible radios 3. Loud speakers in public spaces

According to Nazi ideology, how many Jewish grandparents did a person need in order to count as Jewish

1. Nuremberg laws claim you need three or four to definitely be Jewish 2. If you had one you would be considered Mischling or mixed race 3. If you had two you would be evaluated based on your religion and connection to Jewish culture to determine if you are Jewish or Mischliing

List two other groups other than Jews whom the Nazis sought to exterminate

1. Romanian people 2. People with mental and physical disabilities (INCLUDING LGBTQ) 3. Slavic people

List two features of Nazi antisemitism that were new

1. They see race as something visible 2. Rallied around the Aryan master race 3. Death camps 4. The goal of completely wiping out the Jewish population

List three types of evidence that document the Holocaust

1. Written documents: hundreds of thousands of letters, memos, blueprints, orders, bills, speeches, articles, memoirs, and confessions 2. Eyewitness testimonies: accounts from survivors, guards, commandants, local townspeople, and even high-ranking Nazis 3. photographs 4. the camps themselves