Holocaust inversion in British politics : the case of David Ward

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KLAFF, Lesley (2016). Holocaust inversion in British politics : the case of David Ward. In: WISTRICH, Robert S., (ed.) Anti-Judaism, Antisemitism, and Delegitimizing Israel. Studies in Antisemitism Series . University of Nebraska Press, 185-196. [Book Section]

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Abstract

This chapter presents a case study detailing and explaining the failure of the Liberal Democrat Party under the leadership of Nick Clegg to deal effectively with David Ward, MP for Bradford East, when he compared Israel's treatment of the Palestinians with Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jews. It considers why the Liberal Democrat Party could not, and for political reasons would not, recognise that such a comparison - known as 'Holocaust inversion' - is antisemitic.

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http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Anti-Juda...

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A review of the book can be found at http://www.momentummag.com/arkush-review-anti-judaism-wistrich/ The book is available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Judaism-Antisemitism-Delegitimizing-israel-Studies/dp/0803296711

Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:

Law Research Group

Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities > Department of Law and Criminology

Page Range:

185-196

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ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3222-1110