- Pitfalls to avoid when fighting antisemitism - Not all calling out of oppressive behaviours have a net positive result. - Antisemitism is part of a broader fight against racism. - Litmus test for interventions - Keep all Jews safe - Not put any groups in danger/ more unsafe. - Sullen solidarity - No matter how awful someone is, no-one should face racism - Solidarity needs to be unconditional to prevent people from harm. - Principle 1 - ==People deserve to be safe even when they're wrong==. - good Jews and bad Jews. Divisive. Deep historical roots. - what tests do Jews have to pass before they are allowed to comment? What view is on IP - non-Jewish groups using one type of Jews or one particular Jew to support their view - Consensus antisemitism vs selective antisemitism - Former is Nazis. - Latter both loves and hates jews. - This means that some jews deserve protecting, and some jews do not. - Principle 2 - ==perpetrator vs victim==. - Intersectionality easy to identify. - But more difficult to identify when they are operating in opposite direction. - Still have to protect them against antisemitism. - Principle 3 - Jews vs other minorities - Struggles not in competition - Not zero-sum game - teaching antisemitism is same as teaching isalmophobia, - 5 ways this manifests: - Comparing severity. - Oppression olympics. - Model minority. - Shames other groups to be more like the Jews. - No longer in need of support. Based in tropes - Jewish exceptionalism. Jews are better/ worse than... - "Jews should stay silent about antisemitism" as they have it better. - Gut feeling. Holocaust over. Based in tropes. - Existential threat as an individual and a race still exists. - Heightened scrutiny. - Antisemitism from minoritised groups are pounced on by other racists. - What to do tomorrow: dismantling antisemitism in your institution & relationships - Identify, interrupt and institutionalise - Exercise agency about tropes and explain where they come from - Intervention techniques are important. ==Need to deconstruct and unlearn antisemitism, not suppress it== - Technique 1: "I used to think the same thing... " - Technique 2: Tend to call it out. use 'cheerful and stupid' language trope. - Come from a place of compassion.