Add news
News Every Day |

Rutgers Law School Published a Paper Filled with False Anti-Israel Talking Points

Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway attends a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, May 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades

In November 2023, the Rutgers Law School Center for Security, Race and Rights published a paper that is embarrassingly bad scholarship.

Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine–Israel Discourse is a collection of anti-Israel talking points. It starts off by admitting that it is using a troubled definition of Islamophobia for the purposes of the paper:

Islamophobia, as the term is being used here, refers to what Professor Sahar Aziz calls “an exaggerated fear of, and hostility to Islam and Muslims by the state and the public as a result of imputed inferior biological and cultural traits based on religious identity that produce systemic bias, discrimination, and marginalization, and exclusion of Muslims from social, political, and civic life.”

Although anti-Arab racism is separate from Islamophobia, the two forms of bias often overlap. A sizable minority of Arabs (including Palestinians) are not Muslim, but often experience Islamophobia because Americans incorrectly assume all Arabs are Muslim. The considerable overlap between these two prejudices in the West, and especially in the United States, should be noted while acknowledging the two are not identical.  For the sake of brevity and clarity, this report uses Islamophobia broadly to describe both anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism.

Who is Professor Sahar Aziz, who claims that critics of Islam consider Muslims to be biologically inferior? Why, she is one of the authors of the paper. The paper is built around a definition that was literally made up by one of the authors. And that is then extended to claim that the fictional “anti-Palestinian racism” is by definition “Islamophobic.” Does this mean that any criticism of any Palestinian, including their overwhelming support for terrorism (according to polls), is presumed to be racist?

In fact, both Aziz and co-author Mitchell Plitnick quote themselves extensively in this paper, which cherry picks quotes and makes assertions that are absurd. One example is the claim that a newspaper headline “Omar, ‘squad,’ launch another anti-Israel strike” is Islamophobic. The paper claims without any convincing proof that debate about American support for Israel is restricted. It also implies that historic US support for Israel is based partially on Islamophobia. 

Aziz is the Executive Director of the same Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights that published the piece. The Rutgers name implies that it is an academic paper that has serious research behind it, but the paper itself does not say whether the authors have any conflict of interest (e.g., anti-Israel activism) and does not consider any other viewpoints. There is an obvious conflict of interest in publishing a paper under the Rutgers name when it was written by the same person that is needed to approve its publication.

One of the key claims in the paper is that US Muslims are unfairly tarnished with the presumption that they are antisemitic.

There are surprisingly few surveys about this topic of American Muslim attitudes towards Jews. One 2022 article, using a methodology I disagree with, finds that American Muslims don’t have a significantly different attitude towards Jews than non-Muslims.

But a more recent Heritage Foundation survey found that American Muslims are far more likely to believe the antisemitic trope that Jews have too much control over the US government.

One other question that has been asked of US Muslims was whether they felt that the October 7 massacres were justified. 

Right after 10/7, one poll found that 57.5% of US Muslims felt that Hamas was at least partially justified in the attack.

Whether American Muslims are presumed to be antisemitic is not clear, but when a majority in some polls believe antisemitic tropes and can justify an attack on mostly Jews in their homes and during a concert, way out of proportion to most Americans, then it is not Islamophobic to point that out. 

The post Rutgers Law School Published a Paper Filled with False Anti-Israel Talking Points first appeared on Algemeiner.com.

Происшествия

Освободился экс-депутат думы Екатеринбурга, осужденный за попытку получить взятку в 6 миллионов рублей

Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine

Phillips 66 and activist investor Elliott face off on a classic conglomerate quandary: Are the pieces of a huge company worth more together or broken up?

‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing

Chelsea ratings: Sancho shines but Palmer’s poor form continues and Jackson shows why Blues are looking for new strikers

White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups

Ria.city
Реклама
  • ИП Попов А.П.
  • ИНН: 602715631406
Ревматолог: "15 апреля 2024 в г.Вашингтон запущена квота"

Каждый человек с больными суставами имеет право получить...






Реклама
  • ИП Попов А.П.
  • ИНН: 602715631406
Ревматолог: "15 апреля 2024 в г.Вашингтон запущена квота"

Каждый человек с больными суставами имеет право получить...


Реклама
  • ИП Попов А.П.
  • ИНН: 602715631406
Ревматолог: "15 апреля 2024 в г.Вашингтон запущена квота"

Каждый человек с больными суставами имеет право получить...

Read also

To the editor: Tochroeder should be added as UT finalist for president

Rays 16, Red Sox 1: Baz shoves and offense explodes as Rays rout the Red Sox

Analysis: Turkic World Project Falling, Dealing Blow to Erdogan’s Neo-Ottomanism

News, articles, comments, with a minute-by-minute update, now on Today24.pro

News Every Day

Phillips 66 and activist investor Elliott face off on a classic conglomerate quandary: Are the pieces of a huge company worth more together or broken up?

Today24.pro — latest news 24/7. You can add your news instantly now — here


News Every Day

‘Making a difference together’: Dift helps partners including Accor and BNP Paribas combine social impact with emotional marketing



Sports today


Новости тенниса
ATP

Мюнхен (ATP). 1-й круг. Зверев сыграет с Мюллером, Грикспор – с Тьеном, Гоффен – с Харрисом



Спорт в России и мире
Москва

Т-Банк провел новые спортивно-интеллектуальные соревнования для студентов



All sports news today





Sports in Russia today

Москва

Семеньо забивает на 53-й секунде и приводит "Борнмут" к победе над "Фулхэмом" в АПЛ


Новости России

Game News

After thousands of hours in Destiny I had serious concerns about Bungie's Marathon reboot, but now I've played it my worry isn't whether or not it will be good


Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this

Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine

Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this

Russian.city

Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this


Українські новини

Що таке нішева парфумерія?


Губернаторы России
РПЛ

Росгвардейцы обеспечили безопасность проведения матча РПЛ в Москве


Дело организатора хищений при реконструкции базы 106-й дивизии ВДВ рассмотрят в Москве

Июнь уже распланирован: большинство россиян уже решили, где они будут отдыхать в первый месяц лета

По следам выступления Игоря Игнатьева в авторской радиопрограмме Татьяны Межановой на "Маяке"...

Прокуратура взяла на контроль дело об избиении женщины в московском метро


NARGIZA представила сингл "Нас больше нет"

Художник Яковлев готов восстановить памятный портрет Цоя на Арбате в Москве

Раскрыты детали мюзикла «Вальс-бостон» по песням Розенбаума

Фанаты Цоя ответили на порчу его стены на Арбате поклонниками Техника


Стала известна позиция Елены Рыбакиной в мировом рейтинге WTA

Саснович вышла в основную сетку турнира WTA-500 в Штутгарте

Даниил Медведев возвращается в топ-10 рейтинга ATP, поднявшись на 9-е место

Кудерметова разгромила Эррани и вышла в основную сетку турнира в Штутгарте


Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine


Таланты в сердце Чечни: впервые в Грозном пройдет отборочный тур благотворительного детского фестиваля «Добрая волна»

Одиннадцатый этап культурно-образовательного кластера «Город мастеров» успешно завершился в Псковской области

Одиннадцатый этап культурно-образовательного кластера «Город мастеров» успешно завершился в Псковской области

Одиннадцатый этап культурно-образовательного кластера «Город мастеров» успешно завершился в Псковской области


Таланты в сердце Чечни: впервые в Грозном пройдет отборочный тур благотворительного детского фестиваля «Добрая волна»

Художник Яковлев готов восстановить памятный портрет Цоя на Арбате в Москве

Кабинет Артиста в Яндекс. Кабинет Артиста в Яндекс Музыка. 

Заказать Туринадрол 10 Бийск


Стала известна причина, по которой 15-летняя девушка зарезала отца в Москве

Шашлычный сезон стартовал в Москве: как арендовать беседку и сколько это стоит

Kia включила Россию в планы продаж на 2025 год

Свыше 14 тысяч медработников получили компенсацию за аренду жилья в Подмосковье


Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this


Путин в России и мире
Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine



Реклама
The most beautiful beach towns with cheap living

A huge number of people around the world dream of one day breaking out of the daily routine



Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this



Реклама
Top 6 nutrition questions men should ask themselves after 40

To maintain health and remain full of energy, men will be helped by this

Персональные новости Russian.city
Кэти Перри

Корабль Blue Origin с певицей Кэти Перри и невестой владельца компании Amazon на борту слетал к границе космоса



News Every Day

Chelsea ratings: Sancho shines but Palmer’s poor form continues and Jackson shows why Blues are looking for new strikers




Friends of Today24

Музыкальные новости

Персональные новости