Antisemitism is a form of racism. Indeed, it is one of the oldest and most virulent instances of this kind of bigotry.  It is on the rise again, in Europe and elsewhere.  It is now to be found not only in its traditional home on the political far right, but also in some parts of the Left whose members often regard themselves as the vanguard of ‘progressive’ politics. Particularly alarming is the fact that this prejudice has been entering mainstream European political discourse. Antisemitism, like all varieties of racism, is a toxic threat to the fabric of liberal democratic societies.

In These Times is an important new statement drafted by five British academics and an American colleague in July, 2015. We publish it here in order to share our concerns with all people committed to liberal values and human rights. The authors – Shalom Lappin, Brian Bix, Eve Garrard, Matthew Kramer, and Hillel Steiner, Stephen de Wijze – invite you to sign the statement and to promote it.

In These Times: A Statement on Contemporary European Anti-Semitism

by Shalom Lappin, Brian Bix, Eve Garrard, Steve De Wijze, Matthew Kramer, and Hillel Steiner