anti-Judaism
noun
an·ti-Ju·da·ism
ˌan-tē-ˈjü-dē-ˌi-zəm 
-ˈjü-də-,
-ˈjü-(ˌ)dā-,
ˌan-tī-
British also -ˈjü-ˌdi-zəm
: opposition or hostility to Judaism
Here, perhaps for the first time, we encounter sentiments that cross the line from anti-Judaism (hostile feeling flowing inevitably from competing religious systems) to anti-Semitic Jew-hatred.—
Thomas A. Idinopulos
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Many writers have puzzled over the question of how to understand the relationship between Christian anti-Judaism and modern nationalist anti-Semitism; given his inclination to resist eternalist interpretations, Mazower emphasizes them as separate phenomena.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Central to this philosophy, which weds anti-Judaism and anti-Zionism, is the establishment of Israel as an imperialist Christian-Jewish conspiracy against Islam.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Central to this philosophy, which weds anti-Judaism and anti-Zionism, is the establishment of Israel as an imperialist Christian-Jewish conspiracy against Islam.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
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