The ADL says there has been a spike in anti-Jewish threats

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More than 10,000 antisemitic incidents occurred between October 7, 2023, and September 2024 – up from 3,325 incidents the prior year.
That marks the most incidents recorded in a 12-month period by the organization since it began tracking threats in 1979.
Since last October’s terrorist attack, “Jewish Americans haven’t had a single moment of respite,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
ADL’s threat figures included more than 150 incidents of physical assault, more than 1,840 acts of vandalism and more than 8,000 antisemitic incidents involving verbal or written harassment.
The organization noted at least 1,200 antisemitic incidents occurred on US college campuses over the past year, representing a 500% spike from the previous year’s data in the same category.

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The Anti-Defamation League provided preliminary data to CNN, indicating that in the year since Hamas’ deadly terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, threats against Jews in the United States have tripled.

Between October 7, 2023, and September 20, 24 there were over 10,000 antisemitic incidents, an increase from 3,325 incidents in the previous year. This is the highest number of incidents the organization has tracked in a calendar year since it started keeping track of threats in 1979.

Jewish Americans “haven’t had a single moment of respite” following the terrorist attack in October of last year, according to a statement from ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. As an alternative, we’ve heard calls for increased violence against Israelis and Jews worldwide, as well as an alarming amount of antisemitic threats. “.

Ahead of the organization’s upcoming full report, police agencies nationwide have increased patrols around Jewish and Muslim institutions as a precautionary measure in response to the growing Middle East conflict, Monday’s October 7 anniversary, and the Jewish High Holidays. These new preliminary figures were released.

Reports of hate crimes and bias incidents targeting Jews, Muslims, and Arabs have increased nationwide since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations reported in April that, in 2023, it had received 8,061 reports of anti-Muslim bias, the most in the organization’s 28-year history of tracking hate crimes.

On Sunday, during an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Greenblatt stated, “If you see something, say something.”. “People must report incidents to us. More voices must be heard. Within our own nation, there is no reason for fear. “.

In a joint public advisory released on Friday, the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security stated that extremists may be inspired to carry out violent acts by the anniversary of October 7 and the ongoing unrest in the Middle East.

More than 1,840 acts of vandalism, more than 150 physical assaults, and more than 8,000 instances of verbal or written antisemitic harassment were included in ADL’s threat statistics.

According to the organization, there were at least 1,200 antisemitic incidents on US college campuses in the past year, which is a 500% increase in incidents compared to the same data from the previous year.

Following thousands of protestors who staged demonstrations across the country to support Palestinians under Israeli military bombardment in response to the October 7 terror attack, US colleges and universities were turned into hot spots earlier this year.

Since Israel began its war against Hamas, more than 41,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza, according to the ministry of health there. In the meantime, Israel claims that since the war began, it has killed over 17,000 combatants in Gaza. CNN is unable to independently verify either set of numbers, in part because foreign journalists are not allowed as much access into the conflict area.

Though most US college protests were peaceful, a few were violent, with incidents of counter-demonstrators attacking demonstrators, clashes with law enforcement clearing makeshift camps, and numerous reports of antisemitic intimidation of Jewish students and faculty.

According to ADL’s preliminary data, over 3,000 incidents occurred during anti-Israel rallies. These events frequently featured explicit expressions of support for terrorist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The organization released this information in a statement.

The FBI, which gathers data on violent crimes and enforces federal laws against hate crimes, claims that there have been threats against Jews in the U.S. S. vastly outweigh any other classification of crimes motivated by faith.

In testimony before Congress shortly after the October 7 attack, FBI Director Christopher Wray stated, “The Jewish community is uniquely – uniquely – targeted by pretty much every terrorist organization across the spectrum.”.

“And it should be startling to everyone that that same group accounts for something like 60 percent of all religiously-based hate crimes when you look at a group that makes up 2 point 4 percent, roughly, of the American population,” Wray said. “.

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