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'''Anti-Semitism''' (also spelled '''antisemitism''') is hostility | '''Anti-Semitism''' (also spelled '''antisemitism''') is hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against [[Jews]].<ref>https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/anti-semitism</ref> A person who holds such positions and ideas is called an '''anti-Semite'''. Anti-Semitism is generally considered to be a form of [[racism]]. The term was coined in 1879 by the German anti-Semite [[Wilhelm Marr]] to label the anti-Jewish campaigns ongoing in central Europe at that time. [[Anti-semitism in Nazi Germany|Nazi anti-Semitism]], which climaxed in the [[Holocaust]], had a racist quality in that it targeted Jews based on alleged ''"biological characteristics"''. This sort of anti-Jewish racism dates only to the development of so-called “[[scientific racism]]” in the 1800s and is different in nature from other, earlier anti-Jewish prejudices.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/anti-Semitism</ref> | ||
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The Nazis found | The Nazis found anti-Semitic collaborators in almost every single country that they invaded.<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/how-american-racism-influenced-hitler</ref> | ||
== Weaponization == | |||
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Accusations of anti-semitism has been weaponized by various actors over the years, including by the state of Israel.<ref>The Holocaust Industry - Norman Finkelstein</ref> | |||
=== During the 2023 Israel-Gaza war === | |||
From the start of the war the Israeli state has attempted to weaponize the memory of the holocaust by accusing Hamas of being synonymous with the Nazis,{{Citation needed}} as well as by attempting to flatten the narrative of the 7 Oct attack as being 'an attack against Jews' and likening it to the holocaust,{{Citation needed}} some have called out making such an accusation as in itself anti-semitic rhetoric.{{Citation needed}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:59, 28 November 2023
Anti-Semitism (also spelled antisemitism) is hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews.[1] A person who holds such positions and ideas is called an anti-Semite. Anti-Semitism is generally considered to be a form of racism. The term was coined in 1879 by the German anti-Semite Wilhelm Marr to label the anti-Jewish campaigns ongoing in central Europe at that time. Nazi anti-Semitism, which climaxed in the Holocaust, had a racist quality in that it targeted Jews based on alleged "biological characteristics". This sort of anti-Jewish racism dates only to the development of so-called “scientific racism” in the 1800s and is different in nature from other, earlier anti-Jewish prejudices.[2]
Manifestations
Nazi Germany
The Nazis found anti-Semitic collaborators in almost every single country that they invaded.[3]
Weaponization
Accusations of anti-semitism has been weaponized by various actors over the years, including by the state of Israel.[4]
During the 2023 Israel-Gaza war
From the start of the war the Israeli state has attempted to weaponize the memory of the holocaust by accusing Hamas of being synonymous with the Nazis,[citation needed] as well as by attempting to flatten the narrative of the 7 Oct attack as being 'an attack against Jews' and likening it to the holocaust,[citation needed] some have called out making such an accusation as in itself anti-semitic rhetoric.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/anti-semitism
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/anti-Semitism
- ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/how-american-racism-influenced-hitler
- ↑ The Holocaust Industry - Norman Finkelstein