What Is… Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, Anti-Israel Bias?

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What is antisemitism?

Antisemitism is the marginalization and oppression of people who are Jewish, based on the belief in stereotypes, myths and disinformation about Jewish people, Judaism and Israel. Parallel to all systems of oppression, antisemitism manifests as the dehumanization or exploitation of, or discrimination or violence against Jewish people. 

Antisemitism sometimes targets Jews not as individuals but as a collective – whether that’s Jewish organizations, movements like Zionism or the Jewish State of Israel.