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Paramount Skydance executives believe that antisemitism is playing a role in opposition to the company's proposed $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, which still faces possible challenges from state AGs and European regulators.

The big picture: Debate over this merger has become more about personalities than policies, which is unusual.