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Stop explaining antisemitism. Start defeating it.

JL;DR SUMMARY Nachum Kaplan argues that traditional approaches to combating antisemitism through education and dialogue have proven ineffective and obsolete. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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EducationInternetNarrativesExposureJewish ResponseCultural DominanceStrategic AlliancesIdeological MovementsSocial Costs

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United States
"As former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once said: If youre explaining, youre losing."
Israel
"Those alliances endure because each party remains for its own reasons. Natural allies include those who oppose extremism, value consistent standards, care about institutional integrity, or defend free speech even selectively."

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