Sahar Aziz, Distinguished Professor of Law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers University Law School, examines the erroneous zero-sum discursive frames, most acutely in foreign policy debates, that pits Muslims and Jews as competitors, rather than allies, in defending civil and human rights.
This talk was the third in the series “Antisemitism and Islamophobia Examined” that brought four leading academics to Cornell University in the Spring 2024 semester to explore the history of these forms of prejudice, examine the impact on Jews and Muslims in America today, and map the legal landscape for addressing these issues. These cross-disciplinary talks will also reflect on the relationship between the history of Israel/Palestine, the outbreak of the current conflict, and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism and Islamophobia.
To watch Professor Sahar Aziz’s lecture “Islamophobia, Antisemitism, and Palestine,” click here.
