Antisemitism

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.

67 min to blame Jews: CAM exposes rapid spread of antisemitic conspiracies after FlyDubai attack

Nearly 3,000 posts blamed Israel or Jews; antisemitic claims accounted for more than four in five monitored “false flag” posts in the final hours

OCTOBER 1, 2026|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT

Travelers board a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport after a separate FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.

Learning Hebrew at the Alliance Rachi School in Paris2

Who will teach the next generation?

A Jerusalem summit will bring together more than 300 educators from Israel and around the world to share ideas, confront common challenges, and strengthen the connections that sustain Jewish life.

OCTOBER 1, 2026|ByALAN ROSENBAUM

New French Jewish immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on August 3, 2026.

Altruistic Aliyah: A tool for world Jewry to transform Israeli policy from within - opinion

The moment a diaspora Jew becomes an Israeli citizen, they cease to be a passive bystander affected by Israel's policies - they become an active participant in shaping them.

OCTOBER 1, 2026|ByGILAD RAMOT

general view outside the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse before a preliminary hearing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Christian Castro on September 18, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota.

Immigration judge clears deportation of Milwaukee Muslim leader on security threat grounds

US President Donald Trump's administration, which has cracked down on pro-Palestinian voices, says Sarsour was convicted of throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli armed forces.

OCTOBER 1, 2026|ByREUTERS

Chicago hall, playground defaced with antisemitic grafitti, ADL opposes Mamdani plan

"This mayor does not treat the hatred facing Jewish New Yorkers as an emergency and refuses to recognize the different forms it takes,” the ADL said.

OCTOBER 1, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

At LA mayoral forum, candidates weigh in on Israeli genocide charges, antisemitism

Jewish Federation LA President and CEO Rabbi Noah Farkas said the forum “gave attendees a deeper understanding of where the candidates stand on key priorities facing our city and community."

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByRYAN TOROK/JTA

Mayoral candidate and city councilwoman Nithya Raman speaks during the 2026 Jewish Los Angeles Mayoral Forum panel discussion at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles,, Sept. 29, 2026.

What a Vienna restaurant revealed about Jewish life in Europe - opinion

A Rosh Hashanah dinner in Vienna offers a glimpse of Jewish life woven naturally into the everyday fabric of a European city.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026BySHARON PARDO

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

Far-right figure James Fishback likens abortion to Holocaust, demands US decouple from Israel

“Abortion is a holocaust, and by every single historical metric available, it was worse than the other one,” Fishback said, claiming that “61 million children have been killed" since Roe v. Wade.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026BySHARON UDASIN/ JTA

Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback takes a picture with a supporter after giving a campaign speech at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, US April 23, 2026.

Palestine Action US founder funded radical media outlets, is tied to Iranian state TV - exclusive

Palestine Action is an anti-Israel protest group founded in the UK in 2020. It was proscribed after being designated a terrorist organization in the UK in 2025.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER

A protester is detained by Police outside the conference venue during the Mass Action Protest in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action on the first day of the Labour Party Conference at Liverpool Experience Campus.

University of Toronto hosting October 7 event, 'Honoring Our Martyrs' on massacre anniversary

The planned student vigil is scheduled for the anniversary of the October 7 attacks. A separate screening of a film titled "The Gaza Ghetto Uprising" is also scheduled.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByALEX CARSON

This aerial view shows remnants of an encampment on the lawn of University of Toronto campus after a court injunction gave protestors of the pro-Palestinian encampment until to tear down their encampment or risk police enforcement of the injunction, in Toronto, Ontario, on July 3, 2024.

Antisemitic incidents in Spain rose 14.5% in 2025, Spanish Jewish group tells Senate in report

The report emphasized that Israel has been made the center of hostilities that have spilled over into Jewish communities, institutions, and sympathetic citizens.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByALEX CARSON

Núcleo Nacional demonstrators raise their arms during a rally in Barcelona, Spain, September 2, 2026.

Israel advocate ‘Nicholas the Zionist’ details strategy to dismantle antisemitism in HRCOO webinar

His advocacy began in May 2021 amid a surge of anti-Israel sentiment on TikTok, where he made a video calling out virtue signaling that went viral and drew an overwhelming wave of antisemitism.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByALEX CARSON

The absent paradox: Jew-hatred persists where Jews are absent - opinion

Every generation imagines that it has finally outgrown antisemitism, only to rediscover that the impulse and the hate remain, even when hibernating beneath the surface.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByMICAH HALPERN

Giant figures depicting Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (C) and other politicians are seen during the 87th carnival parade of Aalst February 15, 2015. The Aalst Carnival, which is inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, often shows informal groups

Canadian Jews considering immigration to US under Trump amid increasing fear of antisemitism

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, and US President Donald Trump, all Republicans, have alluded to the idea of extending refugee status to Canadian Jews who fear antisemitism.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2026ByEMMA PAIDRA/JTA

A Shomrim Toronto Jewish Safety Patrol vehicle is parked under police tape outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue following gunshots fired at the building in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, April 09, 2026.