Use in antisemitic polemic According to Michael Barkun, while the Khazar hypothesis generally never played any major role in the development of anti-Semitism, it has exercised a noticeable influence on American antisemites since the restrictions on immigration were imposed in the 1920s. Maurice Fishberg and Roland B. Dixon's works were later exploited in racist and religious polemical literature, particularly in literature which advocated British Israelism, both in Britain and the United States. Particularly after the publication of Burton J. Hendrick's The Jews in America, (1923) it began to enjoy a vogue among advocates of immigration restriction in the 1920s; racial theorists such as Lothrop Stoddard; antisemitic conspiracy-theorists such as the Ku Klux Klan's Hiram Wesley Evans; and some anti-communist polemicists such as John O. Beaty and Wilmot Robertson, whose views influenced David Duke.. Cf. Wilmot Robertson Dispossessed Majority(1972) According to Yehoshafat Harkabi (1968) and others, it played a role in Arab anti-Zionist polemics, and took on an antisemitic edge. Bernard Lewis, noting in 1987 that Arab scholars had dropped it, remarked that it only occasionally emerged in Arab political discourse. It has also played some role in Soviet antisemitic chauvinism and Slavic Eurasian historiography; particularly, in the works of scholars like Lev Gumilev, it came to be exploited by the white supremacist Christian Identity movement and even by terrorist esoteric cults like Aum Shinrikyō. The Kazar hypothesis was further exploited by esoteric fascists such as Miguel Serrano, referring to a lost Palestinabuch by the German Nazi-scholar Herman Wirth, who claimed to have proven that the Jews descended from a prehistoric migrant group parasiting on the Great Civilizations. The phrase "Khazar kaghanate" gained new traction in 2000s among antisemitic nationalists in Russia, such as Yan Petrovsky.
use in antisemitic polemic according to michael barkun while the khazar hypothesis generally never played any major role in the development of anti-semitism it has exercised a noticeable influence on american antisemites since the restrictions on immigration were imposed in the 1920s maurice fishberg and roland b dixon's works were later exploited in racist and religious polemical literature particularly in literature which advocated british israelism both in britain and the united states particularly after the publication of burton j hendrick's the jews in america (1923) it began to enjoy a vogue among advocates of immigration restriction in the 1920s; racial theorists such as lothrop stoddard; antisemitic conspiracy-theorists such as the ku klux klan's hiram wesley evans; and some anti-communist polemicists such as john o beaty and wilmot robertson whose views influenced david duke cf wilmot robertson dispossessed majority(1972) according to yehoshafat harkabi (1968) and others it played a role in arab anti-zionist polemics and took on an antisemitic edge bernard lewis noting in 1987 that arab scholars had dropped it remarked that it only occasionally emerged in arab political discourse it has also played some role in soviet antisemitic chauvinism and slavic eurasian historiography; particularly in the works of scholars like lev gumilev it came to be exploited by the white supremacist christian identity movement and even by terrorist esoteric cults like aum shinrikyō the kazar hypothesis was further exploited by esoteric fascists such as miguel serrano referring to a lost palestinabuch by the german nazi-scholar herman wirth who claimed to have proven that the jews descended from a prehistoric migrant group parasiting on the great civilizations the phrase "khazar kaghanate" gained new traction in 2000s among antisemitic nationalists in russia such as yan petrovsky