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The Allure (and Futility) of Keeping Score on Anti-Semitism

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June 18, 2015

Since last summer, it seems like the majority of Jews have recognized that anti-Semitism is a real problem. At first, we thought that only Muslims were anti-Semitic. Afterwards we realized that the Europeans, too, are generally disinclined toward us. Shortly after, we realized that American campuses display anti-Semitic mannerism. Now, finally, we have discovered it’s a problem that the whole world shares.

Back in 2011, long before the majority of us knew that this was once again an issue, the very direct

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