: 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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Some left-leaning commentators seized upon the anti-Semitic scrawlings and racial slurs and said the killer was clearly a neo-Nazi.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
As regards the media coverage of boycotts of Israel by several international writers, the political indoctrination is such that far from stimulating reflection, the literary world begins to attack the writer in question, calling them blind or anti-Semitic.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Maybe the remaining Electeds of Color could invite Claudine Gay, the rabidly anti-Semitic plagiarist who was president of Harvard University until somebody ran her doctoral thesis (including acknowledgements) through AI.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
For the anti-Semitic parties of the right, the Jews were the main subject, the driving force corroding national strength and health.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
As regards the media coverage of boycotts of Israel by several international writers, the political indoctrination is such that far from stimulating reflection, the literary world begins to attack the writer in question, calling them blind or anti-Semitic.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Maybe the remaining Electeds of Color could invite Claudine Gay, the rabidly anti-Semitic plagiarist who was president of Harvard University until somebody ran her doctoral thesis (including acknowledgements) through AI.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
For the anti-Semitic parties of the right, the Jews were the main subject, the driving force corroding national strength and health.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Anti-Semitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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