anti-Semitism
noun
an·ti-Sem·i·tism
ˌan-tē-ˈse-mə-ˌti-zəm,
ˌan-ˌtī-
variants
or less commonly antisemitism
: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group
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After a series of protests against the war in Gaza, followed by police crackdowns and debates over anti-Semitism, American universities (especially elite ones) are having their influential role in political life scrutinized.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
Hate speech, incitement, supremacist discourse, disinformation, and narrative manipulation online are fueling anti-Semitism as well as anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hatred.
—Josep Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2025
Through our vigorous enforcement of Title II of the Civil Rights Act and other laws prohibiting race and religious discrimination, the Justice Department is committed to combatting anti-Semitism and discrimination and protecting the civil rights of all Americans.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
There are lots of examples of anti-Semitism around the country.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 1 June 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
Hate speech, incitement, supremacist discourse, disinformation, and narrative manipulation online are fueling anti-Semitism as well as anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hatred.
—Josep Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2025
Through our vigorous enforcement of Title II of the Civil Rights Act and other laws prohibiting race and religious discrimination, the Justice Department is committed to combatting anti-Semitism and discrimination and protecting the civil rights of all Americans.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
There are lots of examples of anti-Semitism around the country.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 1 June 2025
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“Anti-Semitism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitism. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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