The re-emergence, spread and intensification of antisemitism over the past decade, and more so since October 7th 2023, calls for a re-examination of this age-old malaise, as it affects Jewish (and non-Jewish) lives in general, and more specifically working lives. We note the radicalisation of anti-Jewish sentiment in Western democracies, notably on university campuses, and there is emerging evidence of stark discrimination at the workplace. Yet, workplace antisemitism may be labelled an academic lacuna. Here we note its absence in DEI, where neither Jews nor antisemitism feature. The same applies to DEI organizational practice, where Jews are not considered a distinctive group, and individuals are not provided recourse under the DEI umbrella. We, first, provide evidence to this lack; and second, point to the classification of Jews as ‘privileged’ and ‘white’, depriving them of a minority status and inattention to their being target to oppression and aggression. Inter alia, we highlight blinkers in DEI scholarship and practice that facilitates their buy-in of enshrined antisemitic tropes.
