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A call to say “Jew hatred” instead
July 2020Began between 1 Jul 2020 and 7 Jul 2020.
Stephen D. Smith, executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation, argued that the term should be retired and replaced with “Jew hatred”.
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QuotesSmith writes that the term should be retired and called what it is: Jew hatred.
we should retire the term entirely and begin calling it what it really is: Jew hatred.Secondary articleStop calling it anti-Semitism. It’s Jew hatred., Stephen D. Smith, 7 July 2020Open the original on sfi.usc.edu
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Smith writes that the hyphenated spelling suggests that a “Semite” exists.
The hyphenated spelling gives off the impression that the entity 'Semite' in fact exists, which it doesn't.Secondary articleSince we're debating labels, stop calling it anti-Semitism. It's Jew hatred., Stephen D. Smith, 2020Open the original on forward.com
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