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Muslims march in Buckinghamshire, England to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. (photo by MonkeySimon CC BY 2.0)

Autoxenophobia: The ‘demographic threat’ goes worldwide

The real demographic balance that should worry liberal, humanist, open and progressive people is the number of xenophobes in our society, rather than the number of people with beards, skullcaps or hijabs. By Dubi Kanengisser When I lived in Toronto, I used to jokingly exclaim “man, I hate those immigrants.” Like all jokes, this had a…

By +972 Magazine October 3, 2012

Tsvia Greenfeld, candidate for liberal Zionist Meretz party in 2006 elections (photo: Lisa Goldman)

How is Zionism different from other forms of nationalism?

Nationalism is inherently illiberal in its distinction between citizens and non-citizens. But are all nationalisms equally illiberal? And should we hold Israel to different standards than other countries that claim to be liberal democracies? By Sean Lee Two of my colleagues make the point that it is not only Zionism, or Jewish nationalism, that is…

By +972 Magazine December 2, 2011