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Antisemitism is largely becoming an irrelevant word because of how it's weaponized to prevent criticism of Israel. At this point in time many Jews would be considered antisemitic with how it's used, especially Ultra Orthodox who tend to view the existence of Israel (the current political entity) as blasphemous for reasons outside the scope of this post. It's also somewhat a dumb term given that e.g. Palestinians are Semites.

In any case I think Trump cares about things like preventing violence/intimidation against Jews. And I do think that's a reasonable concern. A certain political orientation in the US has become increasingly violent over the years and as Jews (which are distinct from the Israeli government) fall out of fashion with them, concerns of a progression towards violence are not entirely unfounded. By contrast, I do not think he cares about things like memes of long nosed bankers rubbing their hands or claims Jews are more loyal to Israel than the US.


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