There were 8,873 antisemitic cases of assault, harassment, and vandalism across the country in 2023.
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walkout to protest antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. more than doubled last year and set another record primarily driven by the Oct. 7of assault, harassment, and vandalism across the country in 2023, representing the highest level recorded since ADL started tracking this data in 1979,"The ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents" found that the nation saw a 140% increase from 2022 in antisemitic cases.
The ADL faced criticism for including campus protests against Israel's actions in Gaza and disapproval of those actions along with incidents of anti-Jewish hate in its tallies."Antisemitism is nothing short of a national emergency, a five-alarm fire that is still raging across the country and in our local communities and campuses," ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.
Greenblatt said governors in every state need to come up with a strategy to fight antisemitism and protect Jewish residents at work and school.said it received 8,061 complaints about anti-Muslim cases nationwide in 2023, marking the highest number the group has ever recorded in its 30-year history.significant surges in hate crimes
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