Historic antisemitism has primarily been a response to exaggerated fears of Jewish power and influence manipulating key events.

Jews have historically been denied political and economic rights, and modern antisemitism is an expression of the rejection of Jewish integration into society. 

Video presentation by CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky (December 12, 2021). 

Antisemitism refers to discrimination, hostility, persecution, and prejudice targeting Jews.

Anti-Zionism refers to the opposition to Zionism, the belief that the Jewish people are entitled to self-determination in their own nation-state, specifically the Jewish State of Israel.

This report, The Role of Antisemitism in the Mobilization to Violence by Extremist and Terrorist Actors, examines how antisemitism is strategically utilized by extremist groups to incite violence, recruit, and foster ideological cohesion in France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the United States.