: 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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In this way, Kirk sought to decouple criticism of Israeli policy from anti-Semitic conspiracism, and to contain conflicts over Jews and their state within the conservative tent, rather than allow those arguments to collapse it.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The bloc has also been scrutinizing X over allegations that Grok generated anti-Semitic material and has asked the site for more information.
—Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
First, trying to sneak live streamers into practice, and then appearing on the stream to criticize NFL officials and act out a touchdown dance at the suggestion of a streamer that had anti-Semitic undertones, which Nacua later denounced.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Last month, one of Mamdani's top appointments withdrew after the Anti-Defamation League surfaced social media posts from more than a decade ago widely viewed as insensitive and anti-Semitic.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 1 Jan. 2026
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
The bloc has also been scrutinizing X over allegations that Grok generated anti-Semitic material and has asked the site for more information.
—Kelvin Chan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
First, trying to sneak live streamers into practice, and then appearing on the stream to criticize NFL officials and act out a touchdown dance at the suggestion of a streamer that had anti-Semitic undertones, which Nacua later denounced.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Last month, one of Mamdani's top appointments withdrew after the Anti-Defamation League surfaced social media posts from more than a decade ago widely viewed as insensitive and anti-Semitic.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Anti-Semitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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