The Second Conference: New Anti-Semitism – Educational Challenges

Israel between Anti-Judaism,

Anti-Semitism and New Progressivism

Thursday, 19 May 2011, Hecht Museum, main Building, University of Haifa

Chair of the Conference: Prof. Ilan Gur-Ze'ev

Steering Committee: Prof. Ilan Gur-Ze'ev and Dr. Arie Kizel

9:00-09:30 Gathering (soft drinks)

9:30 Greetings Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, President of the University of Haifa Prof. Ofra Mayseless, Dean of the Faculty of Education

09:45-10:15 Keynote Lecture
Prof. Ilan Gur-Ze'ev, The role of the Jewish state in the West's quest for self-annihilation

10:15-11:45 The theological-philosophical context of the new Anti-Semitism
Chair: Dr. Annabel Herzog

Prof. Haim Gordon, The history of the Islamic countries and the new Anti-Semitism
Dr. Raphael Zagury-Orly, The symbol Alain Badiou
Dr. Itzhak Benyamini, The absent Jew in the universalist utopia and the Paulinic logic of Badiou and Zizek
Tomer Persico, New age spirituality and its overcoming Christian Religiosity
Dr. Aim Deuel Lusky, The philosophy of ancient Israel – the pre-Monotheistic model or, what is Judaism?

11:45-12:00 Coffee break

12:00-13:30 New Anti-Semitism in action
Chair: Prof. Anita Shapira

Prof. Asa Kasher, De-legitimization: conceptual and ethical dilemmas
Prof. Dina Porat, The Christian roots of Holocaust denial
Prof. Hanan Alexander, Mature Zionism: criticizing Israel without it's Delegitimization
Dr. Gadi Taub, Human rights vs. human rights: the latest attack on Jewish right for self-determination

13:30-14:30 Lunch break

14:30-16:00 Addressing the challenges of new-Anti-Semitism
Chair: Prof. Sophia Menashe

Dr. Alex Jacobson, Western liberal left and the Jewish state
Prof. Oz Almog, Humanization as an alternative to sanctions: Sociological ignorance as the source of enmity
Ben-Dror Yemini, Ignorance is power
Bambi Sheleg, The toll of Western sense of supremacy
Asaf Sagiv, From Christian theology to pagan ontology and again: the transformation of Anti-Semitism in a postmodern era

16:00-16:15 Coffee break

16:15-17:30 Round Table, New Anti-Semitism?
Chair: Dr. Arie Kizel

Participating:
Prof. Philip Wexler
Prof. Nimrod Alony
Dr. Alex Jacobson
Prof. Ilan Gur-Ze'ev

All are invited