New anti-Semitism

The new anti-Semitism refers to the contemporary international resurgence of anti-Jewish incidents and attacks on Jewish symbols, as well as the acceptance of anti-Semitic beliefs and their expression in public discourse.

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Jew - Symbol - Anti-Semitic - Discourse

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The term, which first came into general use in the early 1970s, is sometimes used in a generic sense to denote all contemporary forms of anti-Semitism, but is also used to distinguish an allegedly new kind of anti-Semitism from traditional forms of anti-Semitism, which were motivated by racial theory, religion or nationalist chauvinism.

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1970s - Generic - Denote - Contemporary - Traditional

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In the latter sense, the new anti-Semitism is seen as distinct — in its rhetoric, its pretexts, and its locus on the political spectrum — from the old anti-Semitism that continues to exist alongside it. Critics contend that the concept only serves to equate legitimate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.

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Rhetoric - Locus - Political spectrum - Criticism - Israel

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