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Chris Smith: “There are two important components in this new phenomenon of anti-Semitism. One is using an anti-Israeli campaign for…”

On the recordJune 6, 2021
There are two important components in this new phenomenon of anti-Semitism. One is using an anti-Israeli campaign for strengthening anti-Semitism and the other is classical anti-Semitism, the old deep, primitive prejudices against Jews.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Chris Smith discusses the dual nature of modern anti-Semitism.

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