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New anti-Semitism is the concept of an international resurgence of anti-Jewish incidents and attacks on Jewish symbols, as well as the acceptance of anti-Semitic beliefs and their expression in public discourse. It has been described as a "kaleidoscope of old hatreds shattered and rearranged," coming simultaneously from three directions: Islamism, the left, and the far-right.

The adjective "new" is used to distinguish this form of anti-Semitism from classical anti-Semitism, which was largely associated with the right. The term was used as early as 1974, but entered common usage to refer to a wave of anti-Semitism that escalated, particularly in Western Europe, after the Second Intifada in 2000, the failure of the Oslo accords, and the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Proponents of the concept argue that anti-Americanism, anti-Zionism, third-worldism, and opposition to the policies of the government of Israel, or to the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish homeland, are coupled with anti-Semitism or constitute disguised anti-Semitism. Critics of the concept argue that it serves to equate legitimate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, and that it is sometimes used to silence debate.