Called a Jew: How Antisemites Use Jewish Identity as a Slur Against Non-Jews

In the weeks following the March 12, 2026 vehicle-ramming attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard found himself the target of an antisemitic harassment campaign. Bouchard had helped coordinate the law enforcement response to the attack and had been among the most visible officials publicly defending the Jewish community in its aftermath. […]