The closest parallels between Jew and Arab are studied the least

Evidence

It is here, where the “comparison” between Jew and Arab would seem to be most necessary, that it is most missing-to the point of caricature. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 919

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: why exactly does the comparison fail at the point it seems most necessary — institutional incentives, disciplinary boundaries, or something deeper?
• SEED: Could open an essay on how scholarly ‘negative space’ maps the boundaries of what a field is willing to think.