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Presenter defines antisemitism as hatred of Jews as a people, urges calling out hateful speech
Summary
In a recorded presentation, a presenter defined antisemitism as the hatred of Jews as Jews, described its historical manifestations and root in conspiracy thinking, and urged immediate education and intervention to prevent speech from escalating into violence.
A presenter at a public session said antisemitism targets Jews as a people, not only as a religious group, and urged people to name and shut down hateful speech before it leads to violence.
The presenter said, "Antisemitism is the hatred of Jews as Jews." They explained that Jews constitute a people with cultural practices, history and languages as well as a religion, and that antisemitism often treats Jews as conspiratorial actors with outsized power over economies and politics.
The presenter…
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