Hass als Tugend

[Hate as a Virtue. Theological-Political Analyses of Hybrid Anti-Semitism]
How did hatred of Israel – of all things – come to be regarded as a virtue, in the name of solidarity, human rights, and liberation?
October 7, 2023, was a murderous pogrom. By the following day, October 8, its moral reframing had already begun. Anti-Judaism, antisemitism, postcolonial theory, imagery, international law, and a fervent, self-righteous morality have coalesced into a dynamic apparatus: a form of hybrid antisemitism.
The framework and the weapon of this apparatus is the postcolonial political myth. It casts Israel as an alien colonial body, inverts the roles of perpetrator and victim, and transforms hatred into a virtue. Drawing on the work of Ernst Cassirer, Günter Thomas dissects these political myths, critically examining concepts such as the Nakba, the right of return, and the accusation of genocide. He finds a counter-perspective in the theology of Karl Barth. Christians are guests in the house of Israel.
A compelling, fast-paced read that is difficult to put down. This book unveils the nature of this virtuous hatred, deconstructs the postcolonial myth, and clears the fog surrounding the view of Israel.