Antisemitism and Anarchy: New publication now out

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is a key topic for many anarchists. Support for the Palestinians in the face of an occupying army is strong and we have seen many campaigns to lift the causes of their suffering. The charge of antisemitism is regularly made, but the accusation is a potent and politicised one that regularly ignites debates on mailing lists and online forums.

Dysophia has brought together a collection of articles to try and unpick some of these debates, to make sense of arguments around the meaning of Zionism, what constitutes antisemitism or how to make sense of divisive figures such as Gilad Atzmon.

It draws on the anarchist tradition to bring an anti-racist perspective to these difficult questions. While not providing definite answers, these articles have been selected to give anarchists a better overview of all perspectives so that as a movement we can produce more nuanced views that avoid the twin pitfalls of racism and liberalism.

In the words of one of the contributors, Uri Gordon, anarchist academic and activist with Anarchists Against the Wall:

"Few insults are as powerful as the antisemitic label, yet it is a word increasingly heard in the heated debates around the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Yet, many of the issues that underlie the regular discussions and the political challenges to the Palestinian solidarity movement are rarely explored. This collections of articles takes a deeper look at the issues to show how anarchism not only shows a way through this minefield, but in addressing them we reach a richer form of anarchism."

Including work from April Rosenblum, Austrian & Goldman, Lucy Michaels, Uri Gordon, Donal O'Driscoll and Mina Graur, Antisemitism and Anarchism is the latest in a series of pamphlets from Dysophia exploring issues around green anarchism in action. It seeks to present theoretical positions in a way that is accessible to all.

The publication comes as 92 page A4 pamphlet. It is available online from the Dysophia website  http://dysophia.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/dysophia3web.pdf. Hard copies can be ordered from
Active Distribution -  http://www.activedistribution.org
AK Press -  http://www.akuk.com
News From Nowhere -  http://www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk/

Contents
1. Introduction

Antisemitsm
2. The past did not go anywhere, April Rosenblum
3. Fear and Loathing, Lucy Michaels
4. How to strengthen the Palestinian Solidarity Movement by making friends with Jews, Austrian & Goldman

Anarchism in Israel
5. Anarchy in the Holy Land, Uri Gordon
6. Israeli anarchism: Statist dilemmas and the dynamics of joint struggle, Uri Gordon

Taking it forward
7. Antisemitism and the Challenge of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Donal O'Driscoll

Anarchist Statements
8. For peace and freedom in Palestine, Czech Anarchist Federation
9. No state solution in Gaza, AFED

Historical Perspectives
10. Anarcho Nationalism, Mina Graur
11. On Zionism, Emma Goldman

12. Resources