Everyday Hate: How antisemitism is built into our world - and how you can change it

On 7 October
2023, Hamas killed over a thousand Israelis, sparking a devastating new phase
in the long-running conflict in Israel and Palestine. In the days and weeks
that followed, a wave of anti-Jewish hatred swept across the world. Synagogues
were burned, Jews attacked and protests raged, with calls for Israel to be
erased from the map. Despite our abhorrence of racism, this most ancient of
prejudices continues to seduce even the most educated, empathetic and
well-meaning members of society. This, Dave Rich argues, is the particular
quality of antisemitism: it hides in plain sight. Our task is to understand
where it came from in order that it might be rooted out.

This book is
a tour de force of the history and present reality of antisemitism; from
Shakespeare to South Park, Israel to Covid-19, Rich shows us where each
of the enduring stereotypes about Jews came from, what they look like in modern
society and how they can be challenged. Fully updated to address the events of
7 October and all that followed, this book shines a light on the
almost-unnoticed prejudices that perpetuate anti-Jewish hatred, explaining how
antisemitism continues to thrive in the interactions, assumptions and views of
decent people around the world – and how we can change this for the better.