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May 24, 2026, 4:42 PM

Antisemitism as Knowledge and Power

I recently came across an interview with Victor Vakhshtayn, the Russian-Israeli sociologist now at Tel Aviv University, in which he discussed new antisemitism. The new antisemitism, in his account, is essentially anti-Zionism and is a form of contemporary leftist...

Mar 19, 2026, 6:06 PM

Targeted Killings and the Logic of Power

Israel's war with Iran has made something brutally clear: assassination is one of the ways the Israeli state now projects power. In June 2025, Reuters reported that Israeli officials said their 12-day air war had killed more than 30...

Mar 5, 2026, 8:40 AM

On War, Kabbalah, and Collateral Damage

Two days ago, I spoke with an American-Israeli tech entrepreneur about the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the deaths of over a hundred and sixty girls and staff at the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab. My interlocutor dismissed...

Oct 8, 2025, 9:55 AM

Epiphany and Evasion: On October 7th

In the year since October 7th, we have witnessed not only an atrocity but also the spectacle of its systematic obscuring. The real question is whether we think the interpretive chaos around October 7th is a problem to be...

Sep 4, 2025, 3:58 PM

Israel and the Haunted House of Political History

As someone who has studied historical events for over thirty years, I came to realize that history, especially political history, is nothing but hauntology—the study of ghosts and spectrality. To conceive history as hauntology (a term coined by Jacques...

Aug 23, 2025, 12:47 AM

Recognition, Sovereignty, and the Double Standard

Alan Dershowitz's recent opinion in The Jerusalem Post argues that recognizing Palestinian statehood would reward terrorism and legitimize the October 7 massacre. He claims Palestinians have repeatedly refused offers of independence, making recognition both morally hazardous and strategically counterproductive. These...

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Dr. Anton Koslov has worked in academia, journalism, and publishing for over 30 years. He is the associate director of the International Center for the Study of Eurasia.