Questions tagged [antisemitism]
Questions about hostility, prejudice or discrimination against Jews
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Is there (anti-)correlation between antisemitic and islamphobic attitudes?
I am looking for opinion polls that studied simultaneously antisemitism and Islamophobia (negative attitudes to Muslims/Islam) in North America and Europe. I am particularly interested in (anti-)...
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Why were MIT, Harvard, UPenn specifically questioned over antisemitism?
In the recent Congressional hearing, the presidents of Harvard, MIT and UPenn were
questioned whether calls for the genocide of Jews would violate their schools’ conduct policies.
News articles are ...
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Did Palestinian leaders publicly condemn October 7th atrocities as immoral?
This question asks whether Palestinian politicians have criticized Hamas.
The answers all describe Palestinian leaders/politicians who blame Hamas for the harm they've done to Gaza; but it seems as ...
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Why did most Indian Jews choose to immigrate to Israel?
The Wikipedia article on History of the Jews in India points out that the majority of the Indian Jews immigrated to Israel ("made Aliyah") after the establishment of Israel in 1948:
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What caused the rise of antisemitism at US university campuses? [closed]
After the heinous massacre perpetrated by Hamas against Israelis on October 7, 2023, we saw a huge rise in attacks against Jews on US university campuses. Many student groups sided with Hamas ...
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Is there a poll in Germany on perceptions whether the antisemitism label is correctly used in the German political discourse?
I stumbled upon this US poll (conducted by U. of Maryland & Ipsos in June 2023) containing some questions on the public perceptions of the correct use of the antisemitism label, but also having ...
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Does the definition of Antisemitism used by the FBI differ in any way from the one used by the State Department?
The FBI apparently has to report how many hate crimes were based on Antisemitism.
On the other hand, the State Department has also adopted a definition of Antisemitism.
Is there any difference between ...
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What is Antisemitism?
The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism - From the Whitehouse, Joe Biden:
Antisemitism threatens not only the Jewish community, but all Americans. …
"Through this U.S. National ...
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Where is the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus located? And who runs it?
I'm confused by this:
Daghestani officials accused "enemies of Russia" of instigating the anti-Semitic sentiments after the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus called on ...
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Why are so many on the left in western countries so passionate about supporting Palestine (and being anti-Israel)? [duplicate]
This question is not a duplicate of Why does the left side with the Palestinians? because that question is merely about why the left sides with the Palestinians. That the left sides with the ...
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Why does Communist propaganda portray capitalists as wearing Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish male uniforms? [closed]
Black hat, black suit, black pants, white shirt.
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The Origins of the Political Identity of Contemporary Palestinian Arabs [closed]
Pursuant to a question about the philosophy of Zionism and its position on the political and cultural identity of the Palestinians, it has been claimed that the Palestinian identity is a recent ...
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How did Ukrainian neo-Nazis and Ukrainian Jews coexist without bloody incidents? [closed]
Before the invasion, Ukraine had 360-400 thousand Jews living there. And according to Wikipedia, the Jewish population has been increased.
On the other hand, Ukraine has a sizable neo-Nazi presence.
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Why are/were Jews targets of religious hatred? [closed]
I am wondering why Jews have been targeted just for ... being Jewish. There are stereotypes about Jewish individuals like having tall noses, pale skin, saying certain words, etc. Why exactly, were ...
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What is the context where these Theodore Hertzl sentences were written?
I have found this paragraph in the diary of Theodore Herzl (12 June 1895):
It would be an excellent idea to call in respectable, accredited anti-Semites as liquidators of property. To the people they ...
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