Featuring Elite Experts Combating Antisemitism

Speaker: Joël Kotek Affiliation: Professor of Political Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Lecturer, SciencesPo (Paris) Title: "Pragmatic Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism as Civic Religion: The Troubled Case of Belgium" Location: McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: November 27, 2012 Description: Professor Joël Kotek states that since 2001 Belgium witnessed a stark rise in antisemitism – 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.