Anti-Semitism Will Only Increase

Politicians, Media, Businesses, Academics, Jews and Average Americans are the Culprits

Although anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States, politicians, academics, the media, Jews and average Americans rarely ask why? If something is serious, shouldn’t we face it head on, discuss reasons and see if there is anything we can do about it, to improve the lives of all Americans? If we sidestep such discussions, the problem will fester and grow with the passage of time. Yet, most Americans are reluctant to even acknowledge, much less discuss, the possible reasons for growing anti-Semitism, lest they be called anti-Semitic.

Let me list some possible reasons for anti-Semitism in the U.S., a list that should be modified and prioritized before any meaningful program to combat it can be formulated and adopted.

American politicians invariably afford anti-Semitism higher priority than other forms of racism

Take Representative Jamie Raskin who I would say is a smart fellow. When he talked last week at the January 6 Hearings, he referenced “racism and anti-Semitism” when referring to white supremacists. Why did he single out Jews as the group most discriminated against?