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Jordan: Perceived Anti-Semitism

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Ethnicity & Race, Freedom of Speech, Language, Politics

Jordanian blogger The Black Iris of Jordan [1] points out how using the term “Jew” can feel like it is Anti-Semitic; as well as words like Judaism and Israel. “It is the strangest feeling but it’s like there is an anti-Semitic radar in my head that starts to beep wildly whenever this word approaches.” [2]