Ben David, Noa;
(2024)
‘Bombed back to the prewar period’: Jewish reactions to anti-Zionism in Norway, 1967–1982.
Nordisk judaistik/Scandinavian Jewish Studies
, 35
(2)
pp. 4-19.
10.30752/nj.143739.
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Abstract
This study analyses Jewish reactions to anti-Zionism in Norway, from the 1967 Six-Day War to the 1982 Israel–Lebanon War, focusing on the shifting political climate towards Israel. Using archival records, press materials and interviews with Jewish community activists, it explores how they defined and countered antisemitism in relation to Israel’s legitimacy. Applying Stuart Hall’s representations theory, and Benedict Anderson’s imagined communities, the study shows how solidarity with Israel marked an additional sense of belonging, giving its defenders agency and something to fight for. As Norwegians, activists asserted inclusion in the national community by opposing antisemitism and defending democratic values. As Zionists, they subscribed to a group that was being attacked and needed defending. The study finds that methods used to combat anti-Zionism resembled those employed against antisemitism. Yet attempts to discredit anti-Zionism failed, furthering the confusion on the boundaries of antisemitism.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | ‘Bombed back to the prewar period’: Jewish reactions to anti-Zionism in Norway, 1967–1982 |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.30752/nj.143739 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.30752/nj.143739 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
Keywords: | Antisemitism in Norway, Jewish reactions to antisemitism, Anti-Zionism in Norway, Jewish integration in Scandinavia |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10202710 |
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