Responses to 7 October

One of three volumes responding to the 7 October attack, Law and Society, begins with a legal, and a genocide studies critique of the claim that Israel is genocidal; another reflects on the absence of an understanding of antisemitism in international legal discourse.

Autorentext

Rosa Freedman is Professor of Law at the University of Reading and Research Fellow at the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, UK.

David Hirsh is the Academic Director and CEO of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.

Klappentext

One of three volumes responding to the 7 October attack, Law and Society, begins with a legal, and a genocide studies critique of the claim that Israel is genocidal; another reflects on the absence of an understanding of antisemitism in international legal discourse.

Inhalt

Foreword: 'My grandmother was killed in a pogrom. Then my daughter was, too' Introduction Editor's Note 1. International Law and the Conflict in Gaza 2. The Holocaust, Genocide, and October 7th 3. International Law Is Not Antisemitism-Proof 4. 'But Israel claims to be a democracy!' Hypocrisy, double standards, and false equivalences 5. A Visit to Kibbutz Kfar Azza, November 28, 2023: Reflections on the Jewish Present and the Jewish Past 6. From the River to the Sea 7. Indecent Jewish theology, post October 7th: the G-d of the bathroom floor 8. Collective Trauma and Resilience for the Jewish People in the Aftermath of 7th October 9. After the Pogrom: A shift in the Jewish Configuration 10. Global Leaders, Experts Must Reject Surging Antisemitism and Affirm Jews' Equal Rights 11. Antisemitic Reactions to October 7: The German Case 12. The worst month in my lifetime for UK antisemitism