: relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism : feeling or showing hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a cultural, racial, or ethnic group
anti-Semitic statements/rhetoric
… his critics charge he is anti-Semitic and anti-black, allegations that he denies.—
James M. Perry
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Dave Portnoy feuds with Mo Khan over anti-Semitic sign at Philly bar: ‘Coward’
Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss businessman Dave Portnoy exposing a college student who apparently played a part in the antisemitic bottle service sign at a Barstool bar.
—The Hill, 8 May 2025
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a native of Egypt who came to the U.S. on a tourist visa in late 2022 and stayed after the visa expired, has been charged in the anti-Semitic attack.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The Can't Tell Me Nothing singer has been frequently posting on X, formerly Twitter, and got himself into hot water in February after posting a slew of anti-Semitic remarks on the social media platform.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
El Camino Fundamental High School officials launched an investigation after racial and anti-Semitic slurs were discovered scrawled on restroom walls in two separate incidents last week, the school’s principal said in a letter to families Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
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The Hill, 8 May 2025
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a native of Egypt who came to the U.S. on a tourist visa in late 2022 and stayed after the visa expired, has been charged in the anti-Semitic attack.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The Can't Tell Me Nothing singer has been frequently posting on X, formerly Twitter, and got himself into hot water in February after posting a slew of anti-Semitic remarks on the social media platform.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
El Camino Fundamental High School officials launched an investigation after racial and anti-Semitic slurs were discovered scrawled on restroom walls in two separate incidents last week, the school’s principal said in a letter to families Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
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“Anti-Semitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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