With the development during the last quarter of the nineteenth century of technological progress and scientific knowledge, especially about human biology, ... were not one species, but divided into several different "races" that were biologically driven to struggle against one another for living space to ensure their survival. read more
I would argue that although Zionism is not equal to Anti-semitism, it is like two sides of a coin (quite literally a medallion) or two edges of a sword. In this way Zionism did drive anti-semitism, at least in the first third of the 20th century where it was most prevalent. read more
That is what Zionism was about, removing the cause of anti-Semitism. By the time Nazism was founded Jews were emancipated and pretty well integrated in Germany as well as many of the other European countries where Nazism took hold. read more
Buruma, brought up in the Netherlands, tells of his own shock when he first encountered casual British anti-Semitism, while doing a summer job in a firm of City solicitors in the 1960s: ‘It comes back to me every time I read about Win’s social cringes. read more