Catch Robert Spencer on C-Span Discussing ‘Antisemitism: History and Myth’

Catch me on C-Span Book TV on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Eastern time, discussing my new book, Antisemitism: History and Myth. Tune in here.

“As the author of a book on antisemitism that has been in print for 40 years, it should mean something when I say that I do not believe a more important book on antisemitism has ever been written. What Robert Spencer has achieved in Antisemitism: History and Myth in terms of information and breadth of subjects is unparalleled. Combine that with a passion for searching for truth and the courage to convey it to the world and you have a book that will be read for generations. But what is urgent is that this generation read it. It is the antidote to the greatest eruption of Jew-hatred since the Holocaust.” — Dennis Prager, coauthor of Why the Jews: The Reason for Antisemitism, the Most Accurate Predictor of Human Evil, and nine other bestselling books. He is a nationally syndicated radio talk host for forty years and the co-founder of PragerU.

“Robert Spencer has written the definitive book on anti-Semitism for our time. Through outstanding scholarship, he takes the reader on a journey of understanding this ancient hatred and its modern manifestations. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand not only what anti-Semitism is, but how this ancient prejudice is destroying Western culture.” — Rabbi Michael Barclay, author of Sacred Relationships: Biblical Wisdom for Deepening Our Lives Together 

“Robert Spencer has an unmatched historical knowledge of antisemitism, this plague that is trying to destroy forever the Judeo-Christian values of human dignity, equality and freedom, and the impartiality of justice. Spencer illuminates the evil, terror and forces of hatred that today challenge the roots of our civilization.” — Bat Ye’or, author, Islam and Dhimmitude

“Antisemitism: History and Myth is a very important and powerful book that will contribute to our understanding of what we are up against in the war against Jew hatred. I applaud Robert Spencer for his continuous dedication in addressing Antisemitism. I urge you to read this book to understand the dangers we all face.” — Dov Hikind, former member of New York State Assembly and founder of Americans Against Antisemitism

“A timely, unique and urgently needed book. A giant in the field of the Arab/Islamic war against the Jews and the West, Robert Spencer has provided a thorough and engrossing historical survey of the roots of Jew-hatred within Christianity, Islam, and national and international socialism, as well as a thoughtful examination of some of the most damaging antisemitic claims that are circulating today. Some thought that antisemitism would end with the breathtaking Middle Ages lies of Jews killing Christian children for their blood to make Matzoh or the Jews poisoning the wells of Europe and causing the Bubonic plague or that it would surely end with the German Nazis and other’s merciless murder of 6 million innocent Jews. Wrong! This book is a towering achievement as an indispensable guide to the mindless Jew-hatred that has once again engulfed the world since the Oct. 7 Muslim/Arab jihad attacks against Israeli Jews. These modern-day Muslim jihadists are now also threatening the rest of the world’s Jews and even the Christians. Spencer’s insights are a powerful weapon against that relentless, never-ending irrational and violent hatred of the Jewish people and now against the Jewish State as well. Read it now whether you’re Jewish or not. This onslaught may start with the Jews but never ends with the Jews. Mahmoud Al Zahar, cofounder of Hamas, has publicly promised us that the Christians are next. We have been warned.” — Morton A. Klein, national president, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)

“As Jew-hatred surges across the world, Robert Spencer explains how the contributions of Christianity, Islam, Marxism and national socialism have led to today’s ‘perfect storm.’ Spencer, who may know more about Islamic anti-Semitism than anyone – and who has the courage to say what he knows — took up this task as a rejoinder to people he had respected who stunned him by reacting to Hamas’ October 7^th pogrom with ‘open avowals of age-old antisemitic myths.’ An important book for those confused about the sudden inversion of the situation of the world’s Jews.” — Charles Jacobs, president of Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT)

“After Oct. 7, Robert Spencer learned that two people he ‘respected and admired’ had openly avowed age-old antisemitic myths about Jews controlling the media, international organizations, and the like. In response, as ‘a matter of simple justice,’ he wielded his well-known skills to document and explain this ancient, unique scourge. His scholarship, common sense, and goodwill render Antisemitism: History and Myth an extraordinary contribution to a tragic topic.” — Daniel Pipes, Middle East Forum

“The world is once again debt to Robert Spencer, the genius loci of Jihad Watch, authoritative scourge of Islamic fundamentalism, and intrepid scholar who eschews cant for the sake of historical truth, no matter how politically incorrect. Spencer has now turned his sights on one of the world’s hardiest ideological and moral blights: anti-Semitism. In this important new book, Antisemitism: History and Myth, Spencer brings encyclopedic historical knowledge and finely calibrated moral passion to anatomize this recurrent spiritual illness. In this post-October 7 world when anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli sentiment is once again on the rise, Spencer has done us all an invaluable service. His new book is both a revelation and an admonition. Everyone on the side of civilization should read it.” —Roger Kimball, Editor & Publisher, The New Criterion

“It’s been shocking to witness the rise of vicious antisemitism in riots and demonstrations, some even showing support for the massacre of Jews on October 7 of 2023.  Hating Jews is always irrational and illogical, but it’s no longer confined to the ignorant and lowest educated.  It now emanates from the highest levels of Ivy League education.  Robert Spencer’s vital new book reveals why this is neither new nor unexpected, but still it’s disturbing that people would justify blind hatred of Jews in what should be an enlightened society.” — Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel and former governor of Arkansas

“The hallmark of true evil — which at its core is a satanic hatred of God — is a hatred of what God loves. Thus we see the deeply perverse hatred of the Jews reasserting itself through the millennia. That we are now again witnessing a resurgence of this ancient evil makes Robert Spencer’s book more important than ever. I thank God that he was written it.” — Eric Metaxas, author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and host of Socrates in the City

“The literature of ancient Jewish wisdom has been beaming incandescent clarity upon the phenomenon of antisemitism for over 2,000 years. I have never seen a book that tackles antisemitism just as compellingly until I read Robert Spencer’s masterpiece. Seldom has a book been more timely. It is a bold and brilliant roadmap to reality solving most of the mysteries surrounding the scourge of antisemitism. It is urgent because since the age of antiquity, embracing antisemitism has been a reliable sign of a society’s impending extinction. If you are hoping for America, and indeed western civilization, to recover their vitality and you seek the road to resurgence, I earnestly recommend this book.” — Rabbi Daniel Lapin, president of the American Alliance of Jews and Christians

“Had we listened to Robert Spencer and taken heed twenty years ago or even ten years ago, the impact of the Islamists driven antisemitism would not have caught us by surprise. We would have had in place an institutional effort to counter it. Here is another opportunity to pay attention to his important work. Read this book!” – Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of Infidel