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Achievements in 2020 in the battle against anti-Semitism   January 8, 2021 (BESA Center via JNS) — While the number of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide increased in 2020, there were several positive developments in the fight against this hatred. The decision this year by the European Court of Justice that the Flemish and Wallonian governments can only allow ritual slaughter of animals after stunning was a major anti-Semitic act. It also affects part of the Muslim population. When Adolf Hitler came to power, the Nazi government introduced a similar measure in Germany, as it fit their anti-S...

Achievements in 2020 in the battle against anti-Semitism Featured Column Achievements in 2020 in the battle against anti-Semitism While the overall situation regarding anti-Semitism in the world continues to deteriorate, the past year has shown some bright spots in the war on this widespread hatred. (December 30, 2020 / BESA Center) While the number of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide increased in 2020, there were several positive developments in the fight against this hatred. The decision this year by the European Court of Justice that the Flemish and Wallonian governments can only allow rit...

Two years ago, at the end of a democratic theory seminar, I read Alexander Kirshner’s book A Theory of Militant Democracy (2014) and decided to continue his discussion about the paradox of democracy. The paradox asks: can a democratic society, in a non-contradictory way, restrict political participation if said participation is a threat to democracy?[2] For the purposes of my essay, “antidemocrat” is taken to mean a political actor that wishes to exclude a socially salient group of participants from the demos. Kirshner’s book is illuminating, though not the first to bring the concer...