While I've been in Congress, I've never experienced a whiff of anti-Semitism. In my life, I have experienced very little.
There is only one person who represents all Americans. We need a president who speaks out and condemns racism and anti-Semitism. We need a president who recognizes everyone is equal. We are not perfect, but we all deserve respect.
The Arab world's problems are a problem of the Arab mind, and the name for that problem is anti-Semitism.
Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.
If you're criticizing Israel, but you're doing it in a way that implies that the Jewish people in America have a dual loyalty, that's anti-Semitism. It's more than just criticizing Israeli policy.
Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease.
Of course there is really vile anti-Semitism in Wagner's writings, but I can't accept the idea that characters like Beckmesser and Alberich are Jewish stereotypes in disguise. Would Beckmesser be a court councillor if he was meant to be a Jewish stereotype? No Jew could occupy such a role.
There's still anti-Semitism everywhere, and unfortunately, what has happened with our people no longer being the underdogs in this region, peoples' perception of Israel has changed dramatically.
Any type of anti-Semitism in any form needs to be soundly rejected.
The Jews' fear of assimilation and intermarriage should not replace fear of anti-Semitism.
