: 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.—
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As Trump had continued to waffle, The Washington Post, the campaign understood, was working on a piece that would recycle all the language Trump had variously used over the years, which, on its face, might certainly sound anti-Semitic.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The two-time Academy Award winner has opened up in the past about his sobriety following his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade during an arrest for drunk driving.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
And Musk has been trying to make nice in a Hollywood newly Trump-skeptical of him, most recently possibly banning Ye from X after David Schwimmer pled for that outcome following the rapper’s anti-Semitic rants.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Of the 18, 12 were classified as anti-Semitic, down from 17 last year, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The two-time Academy Award winner has opened up in the past about his sobriety following his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade during an arrest for drunk driving.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
And Musk has been trying to make nice in a Hollywood newly Trump-skeptical of him, most recently possibly banning Ye from X after David Schwimmer pled for that outcome following the rapper’s anti-Semitic rants.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Of the 18, 12 were classified as anti-Semitic, down from 17 last year, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Anti-Semitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitic. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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