How a Word Turns Into a Weapon.

The article examines Mark Mazower's On Antisemitism: A Word in History, which traces how the meaning of antisemitism has evolved from a clear ideology of discrimination against Jews to a broadly weaponized term often applied to criticism of Israel or Zionism. Topics includes the historical development of antisemitism, the rise of Zionism as a nationalist response, and the modern political and social consequences of conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism.