Semitism Quotes

116 Semitism quotes by 92 unique authors

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in Europe they were the target of the Holocaust, the ultimate… — Kofi Annan
Traditionally in Christian circles, Judas in fact has been associated with Jews. Of being traitors, avaricious, who in fact, betray Jesus, who are Christ-killers. And… — Bart D. Ehrman
Many who wave American flags also practice discrimination on the basis of race. Many who wave American flags practice anti-Semitism. We think that betrays the… — Billy Campbell
I think that the roots of racism have always been economic, and I think people are desperate and scared. And when you're desperate and scared… — Henry Louis Gates
One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a… — Abba Eban
Yet, nearly 6 decades after the Holocaust concluded, Anti-Semitism still exists as the scourge of the world. — Eliot Engel
I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians, of many Europeans. — Oriana Fallaci
I find it shameful that in nearly all the universities of Europe, Palestinian students sponsor and nurture anti-Semitism. — Oriana Fallaci
Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their… — Coretta Scott King
I grew up in a suburb of Baltimore with an extremely high concentration of Jewish families - where the Levys and Cohens in the high… — Jeffrey Kluger
At the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century in Austria, there was a lot of anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism in… — Viggo Mortensen
Mark Twain was very unhappy with himself for various reasons. He was very unhappy with America of this time. He thought it was terrible we… — Joyce Carol Oates
The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism. — Ezra Pound
While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism. — Tariq Ramadan
People are feeling and sensing a return of anti-Semitism - even in Europe, which, seventy years after the Holocaust, is a very scary thing. I… — Jonathan Sacks
In the post-enlightenment Europe of the 19th century the highest authority was no longer the Church. Instead it was science. Thus was born racial anti-Semitism,… — Jonathan Sacks
Montreal is a very cosmopolitan, sophisticated, erudite, educated, glorious city today. But it wasn't quite that way when I was growing up there. There was… — William Shatner
A major problem for Black women, and all people of color, when we are challenged to oppose anti-Semitism, is our profound scepticism that white people… — Barbara Smith
There is a resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. The policies of the Bush administration and the Sharon administration contribute to that. It's not specifically anti-Semitism,… — George Soros
As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud… — Steven Spielberg
Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America. — William Howard Taft
Anti-Semitism is extremely common. — A. N. Wilson
If anti-Semitism is a variety of racism, it is a most peculiar variety, with many unique characteristics. In my view as a historian, it is… — Paul Johnson
What strikes the historian surveying anti-Semitism worldwide over more than two millennia is its fundamental irrationality. It seems to make no sense, any more than… — Paul Johnson
In all its myriad manifestations, the language of anti-Semitism through the ages is a dictionary of non-sequiturs and antonyms, a thesaurus of illogic and inconsistency. — Paul Johnson

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