Dr. Benjamin Berman-Gladstone

University of Pennsylvania

Bio

Benjamin Berman-Gladstone is a Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. He specializes in Middle Eastern Jewish migration, Middle Eastern Zionist thought, antisemitism, enslavement and emancipation, and ‘Adeni history in the twentieth century. He was previously a Fulbright Research Fellow and a Wexner Graduate Fellow. His current book project focuses on colonialism and resistance in the ‘Aden protectorates, ‘Adeni Jewish political activism, and migration from ‘Aden and Yemen to Israel.

Confronting the “Octopus of Evil”: Ḥūthī Propaganda and Middle Eastern Antisemitism

Abstract

At today’s critical juncture for Middle Eastern Studies and Antisemitism Studies, this paper points to the propaganda of Yemen’s Ḥūthīs as a source for better understanding antisemitism in the contemporary Middle East. Unlike Ḥamās and other members of the “Axis of Resistance,” the Ḥūthīs have neglected to clean up their international media profile. This makes their published works especially useful for gaining insight into the often-disguised antisemitism at the heart of “Axis of Resistance” ideology.