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Will antisemitism ever be looked at and dealt with in the same way as Islamophobia is?

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LucyWestenra · 01/04/2026 15:32

AIBU for thinking it won’t? Because it doesn’t seem to be the case in this country or my home country (Germany).

(I just googled because it didn’t seem right to have antisemitism in lower capitals, but apparently that is correct, as I thought)

Much love to the Jewish community, wherever they are.

❤️

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CatherinedeBourgh · 01/04/2026 15:50

LucyWestenra · 01/04/2026 15:49

Thank you both for your replies, but surely anyone who has eyes and ears can see that Jewish people are having a much harder time of it.

No, not seeing it. And neither Muslim nor Jewish, so no inherent bias.

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LucyWestenra · 01/04/2026 15:50

There are many members of the Jewish community who feel they have to hide their heritage.

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Ooihuko · 01/04/2026 15:50

Hmm, I feel like antisemitism is taken more seriously because of the ww2. Islamaphobia is against a religion, rather than race also means it seems to be taken less seriously.

I don't have any concrete examples but in the last 20 years that's how I've perceived these to be judged.

Having said that they are both awful and there should be no place for either in modern society

CatherinedeBourgh · 01/04/2026 15:50

Do you mean not at all or actively encouraged by politicians?

Because that is the only ways I'm seeing Islamophobia being dealt with in either the UK or Europe...

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LucyWestenra · 01/04/2026 15:49

Thank you both for your replies, but surely anyone who has eyes and ears can see that Jewish people are having a much harder time of it.

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Eskarina1 · 01/04/2026 15:47

I'm not sure what you mean. Antisemitism is terrible and should be dealt with but what examples of Islamaphobia being taken seriously would you like to see emulated for antisemitism?

These two crimes do not need to be pitted against each other. We do not need to accept racism towards anyone. Creating a x or y dynamic increases hate towards both groups.

It shouldn't be acceptable to spout nonsense about people being in a global conspiracy of evil because of their religion, it shouldn't be acceptable attack places of worship, it shouldn't be acceptable to harass individuals for their religion. But every time we frame it as one religion vs another, we are feeding hate and division.

FaceBothered · 01/04/2026 15:42

Can you give some examples of how it's not, OP?

I have no idea really.

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LucyWestenra · 01/04/2026 15:36

Sorry, I meant ‘lower case’.

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