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.
The Israelis reportedly left the shop quickly but the shopkeeper was said to have followed them outside with her shovel raised. The backpackers recorded the incident.
Police investigations also revealed that he and his brother uploaded anti-Israel content that included calls to harm Israel and possibly attack the Israeli Consulate in New York.
"Young people are more receptive to antisemitic, Islamist and conspiracy theories, which are invading social networks," said Jonathan Arfi.
A survey by the Jewish student organization Hillel International revealed that one in three students felt the need to hide their Jewishness.
Emissaries like Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who has gone missing in Dubai in a suspected terror attack, stand at the front lines of Jewish continuity and must be protected.
Videos and pictures posted to social media showed masked rioters burning flares and battering storefront windows.
The lessons of October 7 remain stark: If we do not confront this new manifestation of antisemitism now, it will only grow.
This is a familiar pattern: Violence against Jews is dismissed, downplayed, or reframed.
A fifth student is being investigated for the posters placed on the university’s River Campus, the university confirmed.
Macdonald was the first person in Canada to be charged with both terrorism and hate propaganda offenses, CBC reported, citing the RCMP.
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