The wave of antisemitism that surged through France in the early 2000s, during the second intifada, was the first time the republic was forced to seriously and continuously grapple with what has been called since then “the new antisemitism,” that is, antisemitism that comes (mainly) from second and third-generation immigrants from North Africa and which won some understanding from parts of the French left. Combating Zionism, the mother of all colonialist sins, justified or at least made more acceptable the hatred of Jews who were perceived as its representatives.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 06, 2023 14:42 UTC