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Locus standi: the question of Israel's public response to antisemitic incidents in early Israeli diplomacy, 1950-1960
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In this article, I analyze Israeli diplomats' attitudes toward confronting antisemitism in the 1950s. While combating antisemitism is now a strategic priority in Israel's foreign policy, in the state's early years, Israeli diplomats were often ambivalent about taking an official public stance. They sought to avoid accusations of interfering in the internal affairs of other states or Jewish diaspora communities. Consequently, they often argued that officially and publicly addressing antisemitism was mainly the responsibility of international and local Jewish organizations and questioned whether Israel had the legal standing to respond publicly to such issues. By exploring these debates, I follow Israel's transition from reluctance to actively addressing antisemitism on the international stage. I show how early ideological attitudes toward the Jewish diaspora constrained diplomats' responses and examine the influence of two key political challenges: Israel's efforts to assert its right to speak on behalf of the Jewish people internationally and the ongoing Israel-Arab conflict. Together, these factors shaped Israeli diplomats' evolving attitudes and strategies for addressing antisemitism.
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Antisemitism
Israel
Jewish diaspora
diplomacy
Zionism
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