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What Is and Isn’t Anti-Semitism?

These days, the term “anti-Semitism” is often misused. Simply, it refers to hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.

These days, the term “anti-Semitism” is often misused. Simply, it refers to hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.

The belief that present Israeli government policies vis-a-vis Palestinians is wrong-headed, cruel and counterproductive is a political and moral judgment, not evidence of anti-Semitism.

Similarly, protesting against current Israeli government policies toward Palestinians in Gaza and on the West Bank is not anti-Semitic. Most campus protest in favor of basic human and civil rights for Palestinians is not anti-Semitic… it is anti-Netanyahu policy.