Responses to 7 October: Law and Society

Rosa Freedman,David Hirsh

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781040101582
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Jewish Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

One of three volumes responding to the 7 October attack, Law and Society begins with a legal and a genocide studies critique of the claim that Israel is genocidal; another reflects on the absence of an understanding of antisemitism in international legal discourse.

There are reflections on experiences in the Palestine solidarity movement and on the twists that discourse there takes. Contributions draw on Judaism, feminism, and sociology to face what happened and to trace how Israelis were transported back to a quintessentially pre-Israel Jewish experience. Others survey reports of antisemitism around the globe in the wake of 7 October, including pieces about Britain and Germany.

This work will appeal to scholars, students, and activists with an interest in antisemitism, Jewish studies, and the politics of Israel.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Endorsements Page
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Foreword: ‘My grandmother was killed in a pogrom. Then my daughter was, too’ by Ilan Troen
• Introduction by Rosa Freedman and David Hirsh
• Editor’s Note
• 1 International Law and the Conflict in Gaza
• 2 The Holocaust, Genocide and October 7
• 3 International Law Is Not Antisemitism-Proof
• 4 ‘But Israel Claims To Be a Democracy’!: Hypocrisy, Double Standards, and False Equivalences
• 5 A Visit to Kibbutz Kfar Azza, November 28, 2023: Reflections on the Jewish Present and the Jewish Past
• 6 From the River to the Sea
• 7 Indecent Jewish Theology, Post October 7: The G-d of the Bathroom Floor
• 8 Collective Trauma and Resilience for the Jewish People in the Aftermath of 7th October
• 9 After the Pogrom: A Shift in the Jewish Configuration
• 10 Global Leaders, Experts Must Reject Surging Antisemitism Worldwide and Affirm Jews’ Equal Rights
• 11 Antisemitic Reactions to October 7: The German Case
• 12 The Worst Month in My Lifetime for UK Antisemitism
• Index