Antisemitism is defined as hostility and prejudice toward Jews as well as taking discriminatory action towards Jewish people. Some consider antisemitism to be a form of racism.
The word antisemitism finds its roots in the German word antisemitisch, first used in 1860 by Austrian Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider, in his work regarding false ideas of "Semitic races" in comparison to "Aryan races." However, the discriminatory ideas and actions towards Jews have existed since long before the term was coined.
Early incidents of antisemitism and anti-Jewish persecution include the Edict of Expulsion from England in 1290, the persecution of Jews across Europe during the Black Death from 2348 - 1351, and the Spanish Inquisition and expulsion from Spain in 1492.
The 20th century saw both the Holocaust, the genocide of European Jews, and the expulsion of Jews from countries across the Middle East, leading to the displacement of approximately 850,000 Mizrahi Jews.
In recent years both Europe and the US have seen a steady increase in antisemitic incidents, and 90% of Jews in the European Union have said that they feel this is a serious problem.
Canadian politicians estimated on Wednesday that between 100-125 sites were sent the same mass bomb threat.
Video footage showed the rioters, mostly young men, waving Palestinian flags, breaking down glass doors and running through the airport shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greater).
After an 80-year break, the US-led world is reinstating an ancient European practice: sanctions against Jews.
A launch event in Brooklyn for Joshua Leifer's new book was canceled, and the manager claimed his partner's Zionism was the reason.
Concerns about campus climate are heightened as students return to school after a contentious spring marked by anti-Israel demonstrations.
The discussion was prompted by a concerning rise in antisemitic incidents on campuses during the last academic year, with reports of rhetoric escalating into violence.
The statements come in a heated and tumultuous year for American Jews in which each party has argued that the other welcomes antisemites into its ranks.
Anti-Israel protests at the DNC in Chicago were led by a coalition including radical pro-terrorist groups who have used the platform to further their organization's interests.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees' National Executive Board passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for General Vice President and Ontario CUPE President Fred Hahn to resign.
Rochel Leah Taktuk reported a threatening pizza delivery to the FBI, escalating tensions in the Boteach-Owens feud over antisemitism.
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