Archive - Antisemitism Decoded

The boycott of Israel is increasingly targeting individuals

Nadav Lapid’s case was only the latest — and perhaps most confounding — incident in a growing trend

23 hrs ago • Arno Rosenfeld

Changing Jewish views on Zionism could scramble the antisemitism debate

The Zionist majority among American Jews may evaporate over the next 20 or 30 years

Jun 3 • Arno Rosenfeld

May 2026

What does a swastika mean?

Plus: Join me for a book talk in New York City next week

May 20 • Arno Rosenfeld

Talking Jewish power and authoritarianism with Ami Fields-Meyer

A recording from Arno Rosenfeld's live video

May 7 • Arno Rosenfeld and Ami Fields-Meyer

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Jews bet on conservatives. It's backfiring.

Just as major Jewish leaders started working with the conservative movement — and burning bridges with liberals — MAGA decided that Jews may not belong…

May 6 • Arno Rosenfeld

April 2026

The antisemites are enjoying themselves

American antisemitism used to be characterized by angry rants. Now it seems to have become almost fun for the agitators

Apr 23 • Arno Rosenfeld

Why I interviewed Mahmoud Khalil

The question of who is going to harness the turn by many Americans, including Jews, away from Israel is becoming more important

Apr 8 • Arno Rosenfeld

March 2026

Rising Islamophobia is being overlooked — while drawing on an antisemitic framework

How resurgent Islamophobia mirrors antisemitism

Mar 25 • Arno Rosenfeld

Amid an incoherent war with Iran, antisemitism fills the vacuum

There’s no shortage of possible explanations but Trump and his advisers haven’t been able to pick one or even to say what the war’s objective is and…

Mar 11 • Arno Rosenfeld

February 2026

After Minneapolis, a Youtuber comes for Jewish ‘welfare queens’

At a time when federal policy can be shaped by the online outrage machine, Tyler Oliveira has turned his sights on two Jewish communities

Feb 26 • Arno Rosenfeld

Most American Jews aren't 'Zionists' — so what are they?

The plurality of Jews who don't identify as Zionist or anti-Zionist are still attached to Israel, but many also think the country is an apartheid state…

Feb 11 • Arno Rosenfeld

January 2026

Israel is teaming up with the far right to fight global antisemitism

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli said Jews should focus on the shared threat posed by ‘radical Islam’

Jan 28 • Arno Rosenfeld