anti-Semitic
adjective
an·ti-Se·mit·ic
ˌan-tē-sə-ˈmi-tik 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
also -ˈme-
: 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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Local Minneapolis prosecutors had invoked the law to suppress a sensational, anti-Semitic tabloid, The Saturday Press, which had been relentlessly attacking city officials as corrupt and in league with Jewish mobsters.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Through March 31, 80 of the 146 hate crime incidents reported citywide have been labeled anti-Semitic, NYPD statistics show.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the album’s release, West published a lengthy mea culpa in The Wall Street Journal as a full-page ad, apologizing for his anti-Semitic remarks.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Among the guests were survivors of recent anti-Semitic attacks, including the mass shooting in December in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in Australia.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
Through March 31, 80 of the 146 hate crime incidents reported citywide have been labeled anti-Semitic, NYPD statistics show.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the album’s release, West published a lengthy mea culpa in The Wall Street Journal as a full-page ad, apologizing for his anti-Semitic remarks.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Among the guests were survivors of recent anti-Semitic attacks, including the mass shooting in December in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in Australia.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Anti-Semitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Semitic. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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