Episode 2: Despising Shylock, Envying Sharon

Mitti Pao

During the current Israel-Palestine crisis, support for the Palestinians in Pakistan ranged from legitimate criticism of the Israeli state to crude anti-semitic tropes. On the other side of the border, while many called for reconciliation and peace, a majoritarian political ideology envies Israel, casting it as an ideal for how India should act, especially in the context of Pakistan. This 'Israel envy' and anti-semitism are in reality two sides of the same coin. In this episode, we explore both these pathologies. Timestamps: 0:00-25:58 - Antisemitism in Pakistan 25:58 onwards - India's Israel Envy References: Chomsky, Noam. ‘Israel, the Holocaust, and Anti Semitism’, https://chomsky.info/dissent01/ Kumaraswamy, P.R., 2010. India's Israel policy. Columbia University Press. Blarel, N., 2015. The Evolution of India’s Israel Policy. Continuity, Change, and Compromise since 1922. Devji, F., 2013. Muslim Zion: Pakistan as a political idea. Hurst Publishers. Achcar, G., 2010. The Arabs and the Holocaust: the Arab-Israeli war of narratives. Metropolitan Books. Mearsheimer, J.J. and Walt, S.M., 2006. The Israel lobby and US foreign policy Carr, E.H., 2016. The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: Reissued with a new preface from Michael Cox. Springer. Shah Muhammad Qureshi’s gaffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyTw--JYnSE Veena Malik’s Antisemitism: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/834906-veena-malik-receives-backlash-for-promoting-violent-anti-semitism-through-made-up-hitler-quote ADL on anti-semitic myths: https://www.adl.org/media/2133/download