Why is criticism of Israel sometimes portrayed as antisemitic?, with Yakov Hirsch
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
English - October 22, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Society & Culture Philosophy psychology behavior science politics sociology nonverbal deception behaviour mental illness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A talk with Yakov Hirsch, who thinks that some Jewish people have exaggerated ideas about the amount of antisemitism in the world, and overly pessimistic ideas about the nature of antisemitism. This can make some Jewish people see disagreement, criticism, and conflict too often through the lens of antisemitism. Hirsch ties this into the Israel/Palestine conflict, and also relates this to a long-running debate about the "banality of evil" (which relates to, amongst other things, the motivations of Nazis during the Holocaust). We talk about Hirsch's ideas in the context of conflict dynamics and conflict resolution: for example, the tendency in conflict for people to have distorted views of people on the "other side."
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