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A US executive order spells it “Anti-Semitism”
29 January 2025, Washington, D.C.
President Trump signed Executive Order 14188, Additional Measures To Combat Anti-Semitism, on 29 January 2025. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported the hyphenated spelling as a break with the recent consensus.
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QuotesThe order's first sentence uses the hyphenated spelling.
My Administration has fought and will continue to fight anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world. (Section 1)Added on 12 Nov 2026Debunk this
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency says the hyphenated form is the spelling the government uses in official statements.
It's the spelling the government is using in official statementsAdded on 12 Nov 2026Debunk this
Connected events
- The AP Stylebook drops the hyphen (April 2021) came before this
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported the order's spelling as a break with the consensus that followed the AP's change.
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