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What Jonathan Kay Got Wrong

My good colleague Kay is wrong about the early demise of conspiracy theories and blood libels against the Jews.
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Originally published at the National Post. Republished with permission of the author.

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About the Author: Dr. Phyllis Chesler is Professor Emerita of Psychology and the author of fourteen books, including Women and Madness (1972), Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman (2002) and The New Anti-Semitism (2003). Her articles are archived at www.phyllis-chesler.com


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  1. Bernhard Rosenberg says:
    February 10, 2013 at 12:32 AM

    RABBI DR. BERNHARD ROSENBERG will not attend and boycott if Imam sits during hatikvah.

    Organizers to vote on restoring ‘Hatikva’ to interfaith program.

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    Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg says omitting the Israeli anthem from the Holocaust commemoration would be “giving in to the current atmosphere of anti-Semitism.”.
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    Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg says omitting the Israeli anthem from the Holocaust commemoration would be “giving in to the current atmosphere of anti-Semitism.”.

  2. James Kost says:
    February 10, 2013 at 5:42 AM

    thank you so much for that wonderful article— all people of good conscience must be prepared to stand up for the truth, but it so often happens that when bigotry walks in the door truth and reason fly out the window.

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