Scholars and experts reveal the meaning and utility of anti-Semitism during the Israel-Gaza war in an UpFront special.
As the death toll continues to rise in Gaza, some experts are warning of a potential genocide.
Israeli leaders have sometimes justified their attacks on the besieged strip by citing the Jewish people’s history of persecution, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the Oct. 7 Hamas attack “the worst act of anti-Semitic violence since the Holocaust.” .
How does Jewish history influence Israel’s response to the war on Gaza?
In a In the front special, Jewish Voice for Peace executive director Stefanie Fox, political analyst and commentator Omar Baddar and professor of Holocaust and genocide studies Omer Bartov join Marc Lamont Hill to discuss both the rise of anti-Semitism and the way in which accusations of anti-Semitism are formulated. sometimes used for political purposes.