Any body knows the definition of anti-Semitism and character assassination? (sources are required)?

Question

i am doing a research on a poem by a black american poet (Amiri Baraka) and I am viewing the two concepts in the light of his poem 'Somebody Blew Up America'. any ideas???

Answer 1

Anti-Semitism is discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
Character assassination is an intentional attempt to influence the portrayal or reputation of a particular person, whether living or a historical personage, in such a way as to cause others to develop an extremely negative, unethical or unappealing perception of him or her.