- a variation of antisemitism.
anti-Semitism
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She added that the film festival is a “forum that is meant to spark dialogue” and that Jewish comedians throughout history have used humor as a way to cope with anti-Semitism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The second was that some were going from legitimate disagreement with the Israeli government to anti-Semitism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Attal, whose father was Jewish, said he had experienced both anti-Semitism and homophobia.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
But some have defended him, including the Anti-Defamation League, an organisation founded to combat anti-Semitism.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
Porgyand Bess suffers from much the same problem as Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice or Wagner’s Parsifal, both of which arouse discussion of perceived anti-Semitism because they are both still performed today.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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