Everyday antisemitism normalization

Updated: 2026.01.07 22D ago 1 sources
Antisemitic harms have shifted from episodic extremist incidents to a pervasive everyday pattern—vandalism, targeted murders, workplace and campus ostracism—often relabeled as political critique (e.g., 'anti‑Zionism'). This normalization relies on media framing, institutional passivity, and rhetorical excuses that redistribute blame onto victims and weaken legal and civic remedies. — If antisemitism becomes routinized as a permissible public frame, governments, universities, and platforms must redesign hate‑crime enforcement, campus policy, and content moderation to prevent durable social exclusion and violence.

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The Good Jew
Michael Inzlicht 2026.01.07 100% relevant
Michael Inzlicht’s essay recounts the post‑Oct. 7 wave (campus chants, Bondi Beach massacre, mezuzahs ripped off doors) and describes typical non‑Jewish responses (thoughts/prayers, obfuscation, 'they provoked it'), showing the phenomenon in lived incidents and public reaction.
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