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America’s Jews are entering a new era as antisemitism and anti-Israel views rise | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 1094 words · By ZALMAN SHOVAL
Antisemitism in the US Israeli-American Jewish Relations Political polarization
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What to know about Antisemitism in the US

When sorrows come, they don’t come in singles – and the drop in support for Israel in parts of the American public and its political system, linked to the growing wave of antisemitism, is an example of this.

Claims checked 12
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

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What happened

When sorrows come, they don’t come in singles – and the drop in support for Israel in parts of the American public and its political system, linked to the growing wave of antisemitism, is an example of this.

Why it matters

Other factors are playing a part in this, directly or indirectly, such as the fact mentioned by David French in the New York Times that there are parts of a young generation which by their own statements and behavior do not rule out certain aspects of…

Common ground

The establishment of the State of Israel, furthered by the Six Day War, gave American Jews an enhanced status in US society and public opinion.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-905889

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 85% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The establishment of the State of Israel, furthered by the Six Day War, gave American Jews an enhanced status in US society and public opinion.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Evidence confirms the existence of the State of Israel and the Six-Day War, but no provided source discusses the specific sociological claim that these events 'enhanced the status of American Jews in US society'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic, UAR), Jordan, and Syr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_the_Six-Day_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli war (5–10 June 1967), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, in the context of the Arab–Israeli conflic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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Claim 2: “descriptions of threats and acts of violence against Jewish pupils in the San Francisco and Berkeley areas”
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The provided evidence consists of WhatsApp ads and general Wikipedia entries for San Francisco and the Jewish Film Festival. There is no evidence provided regarding threats or violence against Jewish pupils.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is the oldest Jewish film festival in the world. Established in 1981, it typically attracts an audience of over 40,000 and includes screenings in San Francisco, Berk…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Jewish_Film_Fest…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Bay Area is the cultural and economic center of Northern California. The region surrounds and includes San Francisco Bay, and is anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Am…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
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Claim 3: “antisemitic vitriol... being spread in universities such as Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell.”
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The provided web search results are for the Firefox browser and are completely irrelevant to the claim about antisemitism at universities.
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web search NEUTRAL — The independent browser that has your back. Firefox blocks trackers, has a free built-in VPN, puts you in control of AI, and never sells your personal data.
https://www.firefox.com/zh-CN/
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web search NEUTRAL — 选择您想要下载的 Firefox 浏览器语言版本 每个人都有访问互联网的权利，您的语言绝不应该成为障碍。 在全球志愿者的不懈努力下，我们让 Firefox 拥有了超过 90 种语言版本。
https://www.firefox.com/zh-CN/download/all/
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web search NEUTRAL — DNS Name Enter a domain (like example.com) or IP address (like 8.8.8.8 or 2001:4860:4860::8844) here. Resolve
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Claim 4: “anti-Trump TV host Tucker Carlson and others deliberating the possibility of launching a third-party movement the guiding spirit of which would be anti-Israel”
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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 5: “David Ben-Gurion at the time stated that with the establishment of the State of Israel, there was no longer any logic in classifying Jews as either Zionists or non-Zionists”
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Claim 6: “The American journal Atlantic published an article two years ago by the prominent Jewish journalist and writer Franklin Foer, called “The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending.””
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Web search results explicitly confirm that Franklin Foer is a staff writer at The Atlantic and wrote an essay titled 'The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bill Miller (1904 – December 9, 2002) was a Russian-born American impresario, best known for serving as the entertainment director for several large casino hotels in Las Vegas from the 1950s to the 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Miller_(impresario)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) is a fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898, in Seattle, Washington, by a group of six theater-owners including John Cort (the first president),…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternal_Order_of_Eagles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul Colm Michael Mescal ( MESS-kəl; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. His accolades include two BAFTA Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mescal
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Claim 7: “that happened on October 7, 2023 [Hamas atrocities]”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and various news reports, confirm that Hamas carried out attacks and atrocities in Israel on October 7, 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when Palestinian milita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli government has been involved in assisting or empowering the Palestinian political and military organization Hamas at various points in its history. This support continued during and in sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 7, 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel were carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks
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Claim 8: “the recent primary victories of Abdul El-Sayed... in Michigan, and other victories of “progressive” candidates in Minnesota”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the primary election, El-Sayed won the election by carrying 30 of the state's 83 counties, including nine in Upper Michigan and an additional nine north of Grand Rapids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abdul el-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic senate primary, defeating Haley Stevens in one of the country’s most closely-watched races. The contest became a proxy battle over the Democratic Party’s f…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/who-won-in-michigan
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web search NEUTRAL — • Big win for progressives: Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s marquee Democratic primary for US Senate in a triumph for national progressive leaders. Explore results further and…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/live-news/primary-el…
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Claim 9: “Edward Luce, the Financial Times permanent correspondent in the US... recently wrote that in Democratic election contests, “It’s Israel, stupid” has replaced “It’s the economy, stupid” as a main electoral factor.”
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Evidence confirms Edward Luce is a Financial Times correspondent and has written about Joe Biden and Israel, but the specific quote 'It's Israel, stupid' is not found in the provided snippets to corroborate it across multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Financial Times. 7,626,640 followers. 1y. Report this post.His unconditional support to Israeli criminals is the nail in the coffin for his terribly cursed legacy.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/financial-times_opinion-from-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Financial Times columnist Edward Luce finds that Trumpism and other nationalist movements are symptoms, not causes, of larger trends threatening democratic collapse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/books/review-retreat-of-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — British-born, Oxford-educated, Luce was a Guardian correspondent in Geneva before landing at the Financial Times, where he became a scathing critic of chumocracy and now, chief US commentator.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/04/zbig-zbigniew-…
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Claim 10: “David French in the New York Times [mentioned] that there are parts of a young generation which by their own statements and behavior do not rule out certain aspects of fascism, while others have positive views of communism”
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While Wikipedia confirms David French is a columnist for the New York Times, the provided web search results are irrelevant (Transformers toys) and do not contain the specific text or claims regarding fascism and communism.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Austin French (born January 24, 1969) is an American political commentator and former attorney. He is a columnist for The New York Times and a visiting professor of public policy at Lipscomb Uni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_French
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times Book Review (NYTBR) is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Book_Review
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Claim 11: “The writer, a former MK, served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States from 1990 to 1993 and 1998-2000.”
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Claim 12: “Last week, Carlson even engaged in a slanted interview with Hunter Biden”
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Multiple cross-references from Flipboard and NY Post confirm that Tucker Carlson interviewed Hunter Biden.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Giuliani Says He Will Sue Tucker Carlson Over Hunter Biden Interview
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/joe-biden-s-prostate-cancer…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Rudy Giuliani announced he is suing Tucker Carlson, claiming in a rant that Carlson defamed him during a recent interview with Hunter Biden.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/hunter-biden-says-his-fathe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — calling him “flamboyantly corrupt” during a podcast interview with former first son Hunter Biden
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/us-news/tucker-carlson-on-the-…
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