Lisa Michelle
As an advocate against the rising onslaught of antisemitism and anti-Israel/Zionist propaganda both on and offline, Lisa Michelle is also the founder of a pro-Israel Facebook page, “ and manages various other pro-Israel social networking forums and projects.
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- #BibiSpeaks4Me Rally Planned For Day of Netanyahu Speech To Congress – 02/25/2015
A Prelude to Andrew Bostom’s . . .
“Understanding the Islam in Islamic Antisemitism“
CONTRIBUTED BY LISA MICHELLE
How would you respond if you were presented with the following questions?
In your opinion, would this quote (below) exemplify racial, or at least ethnic Antisemitism? Moreover would you please hazard a guess as to where and when it was written, based upon the contents? Here is the quote:
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These are precisely the questions that Andrew Bostom, scholar, expert and author of The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism, posed to some of his colleagues. While their answers might not surprise you, his essay (delivered at a May 30, 2009 New English Review Symposium) that follows is loaded. It is a fascinating, masterfully written expository compendium, rich with resources and information, on the history and roots of Islamic antisemitism, providing a fundamental understanding of what is aptly referred to here in this section as the “Arab/Muslim War Against Jews.”
From the Qur’an, Hadith, and classical Qur’anic exegeses and writings, to the life of Muhammad and his followers, Bostom leaves few stones unturned in the space of this—albeit intense but brief (given its content and quality)—essay. A leading authority in his own right, he even goes as far as to challenge the “empirical wisdom” and scholarship of world-renowned expert on Islam Bernard Lewis. According to Bostom, his later writings—particularly his essay, “Bring Them Freedom, or They Destroy Us,” which evolved from a lecture he had conducted and received international attention for—are apologetic and deny the theological antisemitism inherent in Islam.
Bostom, who was particularly struck by Lewis’ essay, also takes him to task for it in his book, Sharia Versus Freedom: The Legacy of Islamic Totalitarianism, his essay, “Bernard Lewis: The Pied-Piper of Islamic Confusion,” and this video interview with Robert Spencer below.
“About Bernard Lewis” with Andrew Bostom and Robert Spencer
Nevertheless, Bostom confirms that the widespread Jewish hatred exhibited by the Islamic world today, as well as by many Muslims in general, is in fact endemic to Islamic scriptures, teachings, thinking, and culture and has been for over 1,400 years since Islam’s inception. Taking readers full-throttle back and forth between time and positing the statements of past and present Islamic leaders—juxtaposed evidence emanating from universally accepted primary source Islamic texts, including the Hamas charter and covenant—he leaves little doubt that the so-called Arab-Israeli “conflict” is even remotely connected to land. Rather, it is a result of the Islamic religious obligation for conquest and the slaughter of every last Jew.
Yet, make no mistake: this hatred is much further reaching than Jews and Israel alone, as Bostom clearly conveys, and his following 2009 essay is a brilliant, essential, and timeless exposé on this topic . . . Continue to “Understanding the Islam in Islamic Antisemitism” by Andrew Bostom →