Pragmatic Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism as Civic Religion: The Troubled Case Of Belgium
b'Speaker: Jo\\xebl Kotek\\n\\nAffiliation: Professor of Political Science, Universit\\xe9 Libre de Bruxelles; Lecturer, SciencesPo (Paris)\\n\\nTitle: "Pragmatic Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism as Civic Religion: The Troubled Case of Belgium"\\n\\nLocation: McGill University, Montreal, Canada\\n\\nDate: November 27, 2012\\n\\nDescription: Professor Jo\\xebl Kotek states that since 2001 Belgium witnessed a stark rise in antisemitism \\u2013 the most significant since 1945. He notes that many groups within Belgian society exploit the Arab-Israeli conflict in order to liberate antisemitic discourse and make it acceptable within mainstream society.'