Dov Waxman

Dov Waxman is a professor of Israel studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an author on Israel, American Jewry, and antisemitism. He writes academic work and public commentary on Jewish politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He earned his undergraduate degree at Oxford University and his MA and PhD in international relations at Johns Hopkins University. He previously taught at Northeastern University and the City University of New York.

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Dov Waxman on Antisemitism, Israel, and Political Violence, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Dov Waxman

Dov Waxman

Role at the time: Israel-studies professor, personal analysis

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Statement summary

Waxman argues that conflating Jews with Israel can fuel antisemitism, but rejects making Jewish safety contingent on severing an attachment to Israel.

“Jews are entitled to have an attachment to Israel.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Dov Waxman distinguishes Jews from Israel while defending attachment to Israel
Why we used this label

He agrees with the need to distinguish Jewish identity from Israel while explicitly separating his position from the safety condition he attributes to Piker.

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