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Good Jew, Bad Jew: An online workshop with Steven Friedman

SAJFP invited Steven Friedman to run an online workshop, expanding on lessons from his recent book "Good Jew, Bad Jew". The workshop took place on January 3rd, 2024, with around 80 live attendees. This is the recording of the event, with questions from the host, as well as attendees, converted into text to improve duration and accesibility. Edited by Jenna Bass. 00:00 Can you start by telling us about the core argument of your book, "Good Jew, Bad Jew", which deals with anti-semitism, and racism more broadly? 18:42 Can you talk about the relationship between anti-semitism and Islamophobia?" 21:04 Can this discussion be seen through the anthropological lens of the contest between modernism and traditionalism?" 22:16 I'd always thought of Zionism as an ideology which was positive at its inception, but became oppressive in practice." 24:14 Can you expand on your book's ideas around Israel as a settler colonial project? Could Zionism itself be anti-semitic? 32:13 How do you see Zionism in connection with other forms of colonial racism, especially from a South African context of anti-Blackness? To what extent do you see Zionism as a 'Whiteness Project'? " 37:18 Can you speak to the role of sexism and misogyny in early Zionist thinking? 42:00 What are the links between Zionism and Neo-Liberal Capitalism? 43:52 Why does the Israeli settler community appear to have so much hate towards the 'Other', specifically Palestinians? 46:16 Can you explore the title "Good Jew, Bad Jew" as it applies to the history of Jewish South Africa's stance towards apartheid? 50:58 Like Israel, South Africa has been internationally perceived as Western-friendly. Do you think this will change given the recent ICJ case against Israel? 54:01 Earlier you stated "Israel is no longer run by Jews but by Israelis". Based on this can you explain Western Jews' continued attraction to Israel? 56:42 One of the themes of the book is a critique of ‘Essentialism'. Could you tell us more about this, especially in reference to the framing of the title, 'Good Jew, Bad Jew'? 01:01:41 Do you believe the role of Jewish South Africans in the anti-apartheid struggle has been weaponised against critique of Israel's apartheid? 01:03:29 Can you respond to the experience of some Jewish struggle activists who were distanced by the Jewish community, or made to feel 'less-Jewish', because of their anti-apartheid work?" 01:04:22 Is one way for Jews who are not Zionist to oppose Zionism to very firmly assert their Judaism and Jewish identity as an alternative? 01:06:15 Is there a silent Jewish majority who are uncertain of where they should stand? What language could be used to help them understand these issues? 01:09:05 What are the practical applications of your book to South Africa, especially in regards to Neo-liberal racism and 'reverse-racism'? 01:12:21 What can Jewish South Africans who want to be in solidarity with Palestine do to counter the Zionist lobby? 01:15:35 How do you feel South Africa's ICJ application will affect its Jewish community, especially as we skew quite Zionist? 01:17:46 Is there room for challenging Zionism by opening up space for Jewish identities that aren't white and/or Ashkenazi? 01:19:10 How does your analysis apply to Biden's support of Israel? What will it take to stop his support of genocide? 01:21:59 How important is Christian Zionism to Israel's strategy? 01:23:21 Israel has called South Africa's application to the ICJ 'blood libel'. Can you comment on this? 01:25:26 Why does anti-semitism not apply to other Semitic peoples? Or does it? 01:26:42 Can you explain your objection to the term 'Holocaust'?