Антисемитизм как универсальная разновидность ксенофобии

Abstract

The author examines various aspects of anti-Semitism as a species of xenophobia in the modern world. He tries to answer the question of what is the uniqueness of this phenomenon. The author shows that anti-Semitism is unique in the sense that it differs from other varieties of xenophobia in its universal character. Indeed, anti-Semitism is characteristic of all types and forms of xenophobia, it is an instrument of Islamism, as well as left and right radicalism. The fight against anti-Semitism largely depends on the degree of integration of a number of non-Jewish population groups, such as migrants and Muslims, and its level largely depends on external factors to which the Jews of the diaspora are not directly related (that is the political and military situation in the Middle East, so-called new anti-Semitism). At the end of the article, the author answers the question why the fight against anti-Semitism is important for the general confrontation of xenophobia in modern conditions.