Poison: Modern Manifestations of a Blood Libel

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Based on documentation from all angles: Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, Europeans, American, and international, this text aims to draw attention to another piece in the multi-faceted puzzle of the Arab-Israeli dispute, and of international anti-semitism. By bringing this Middle Eastern version of the perennial theme of blood libel before the readers, the authors hope to instruct on the dangers inherent in potracted conflicts, such as the one opposing Israeli's and Arabs, which can provoke not only war, misery, destruction, and violence, but also recriminations born out of hallucinations and ill-will.

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Israeli's paradigmatic case study is important for several reasons. Beyond his analysis of a particular case, he reveals how the methodology of Arab hate propaganda has been in use for many years. His contribution will be even more valuable if it is part of a larger study of the Arab libels against Israel that have been spread with the willing and uncritical collaboration of Western media, governments, and international bodies. * Jewish Political Studies Review *

Author Bio

Raphael Israeli is Professor of Chinese History and Islamic Civilization at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is the author of A Critical Biography of Chinese Islam(1994) and Fundamentalist Islam and Israel (University Press of America, 1993).