: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Jewish people or the Jewish faith : anti-semitic
anti-Jewish rhetoric
His letters to his mother in 1939 and 1940 are filled with his revulsion for Hitler's policies, including his anti-Jewish policies and atrocities.—
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Mayor Adams Tuesday announced a new city Office to Combat Antisemitism amid a surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes and an increasing focus on the issue in this year’s mayoral race.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Antisemitic harassment of Jewish members of Congress on Facebook has surged in recent months, increasing nearly fivefold amid a sharp rise in anti-Jewish sentiment across the country, according to a new report out Thursday.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Video on social media shows a woman who appears to be a server at Barstool Sansom Street carrying a sign that bears an anti-Jewish message with profanity, which a man seen in the video repeats multiple times.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Furthermore, protesting in the streets is not violence, calling for peace in Palestine is not extremism, and thinking that a secular state of Israel is the best way to attain a peaceful accommodation in Palestine is not anti-Jewish.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Antisemitic harassment of Jewish members of Congress on Facebook has surged in recent months, increasing nearly fivefold amid a sharp rise in anti-Jewish sentiment across the country, according to a new report out Thursday.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Video on social media shows a woman who appears to be a server at Barstool Sansom Street carrying a sign that bears an anti-Jewish message with profanity, which a man seen in the video repeats multiple times.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Furthermore, protesting in the streets is not violence, calling for peace in Palestine is not extremism, and thinking that a secular state of Israel is the best way to attain a peaceful accommodation in Palestine is not anti-Jewish.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2025
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“Anti-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Jewish. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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