Editing Michael Lerner (rabbi) (section)

===Criticism of leftist antisemitism===
For many years, Lerner was an outspoken critic of modern [[antisemitism]] that he perceived to have arisen among some leftists. In 1992, he wrote ''The Socialism of Fools: Anti-Semitism on the Left'', in which he described the manner in which the left often denies the existence of antisemitism, defended [[Zionism]], and distinguished legitimate criticism of the State of Israel from Israel-bashing and antisemitism; and suggested ways in which progressives can fight antisemitism on the Left.

In 2003, Lerner criticized the left-wing anti-war [[Act Now to Stop War and End Racism|ANSWER Coalition]] for the antisemitism that he and others believe is reflected in the rhetoric at ANSWER-sponsored demonstrations. He later claimed that because of his criticism, the ANSWER coalition—of which Lerner's Tikkun community was a member—barred him from speaking at their rallies against the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/index.cfm/action/tikkun/issue/tik0305/article/030512a.html
|title=Authoritarianism and Anti-Semitism in the Anti-War Movement?
|first=Michael
|last=Lerner
|website=Tikkun
|date=May–June 2003
|access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041019075845/http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/index.cfm/action/tikkun/issue/tik0305/article/030512a.html |archive-date = October 19, 2004}}</ref>