Antisemitism and Social Democracy

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The Case Study of Norway

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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How can antisemitism persist in a social democracy that prides itself on justice and equality? In this book, Torkel Brekke provides a historical analysis and interpretation of how far-left anti-Zionism entered the political mainstream, using Norway as a case study. Drawing on antisemitic rhetoric and symbols shaped during the Cold War, the far left and the Palestine movement gradually influenced the core institutions of Norway's social democracy, especially the trade unions. While the 1990s brought hope for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the darker global political climate after 2000 saw antisemitism reemerge in new, dangerous, and worldwide forms, even without support from the former Communist Bloc. By examining contested concepts and historical connections, Brekke's book offers a diagnosis of one of the defining political controversies of our time. It provides the conceptual tools that enable insights into current debates about antisemitism and Israel.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-09-30
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor350
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009783347

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Introduction: the King and the case of the missing condolences; Part I. Historical and Ideological Background: 1. The Jews, Zionism and the left; 2. Antisemitism and anti-Zionism – the Soviet legacy; 3. Third worldism and the Zionist menace; 4. The women's movement and anti-Zionism; Part II. Anti-Zionism and the Far Left – The Case of Norway: 5. Norway as a case study; 6. The beginnings of organized anti-Zionism in Norway; 7. Justifying violence; 8. Holocaust distortion – the soviet legacy; Part III. The Anti-Zionism of the Mainstream Left – the Case of Norway: 9. The labor movement, the Palestinians and Israel, 1948–1993; 10. Hope and disappointment: the Oslo peace process and its aftermath, 1993–2000; 11. The radicalization of the trade unions, 2000–2025; 12. The international context: is Norway different?; 13. When the extreme goes mainstream; Conclusion; List of references.