The New Antisemitism
Keywords:
New Antisemitism, Post-Metaphysics, New Progressivism, Post-Humanism, Western Civilization, Postmodernism, Global Jihad, Judeo-Christian Civilization, RelativismAbstract
The new Antisemitism expresses an innovation in human existence under the rubric of post-metaphysics. It would be a tragic omission to view it as a watershed in the history of Israel alone. In the West it is part of the meta-narrative of the “new” (post-humanistic) progressivism. Criticism of Israel and opposition to its existence has a special status in the general criticism of Western civilization.
On the one the hand, the new Antisemitism is a progressive alternative to the postmodern joy machine; on the other, it is enlistment into the ranks of World Jihad. It can be seen as a kind of religious force with existential, philosophical and political implications for capitalist globalization and postmodern prosperity. Its powerful spirituality despises Jewish spirit and the essence of Judeo-Christian civilization. It provides an instinctual matrix and serves as an ecstatic altar to a world that thrives on all-conquering relativism, fragmentation, commercialism, and cynicism. Far from being a misguided radical domain, a passing fad or perversion, the new Antisemitism is a challenge that must be confronted. Dealing with it presents the Jewish people with an updated version of its universal task in human revival, one that is both noble and nigh to impossible to realize.
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