Advocates said the spike is alarming but perhaps not surprising given the social upheaval brought by the latest chapter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Noura Erakat speaks to demonstrators during an October rally at 18th and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.The first month of the Israel-Hamas war has led to a significant uptick in reported acts targeting Jewish, Muslim, and Arab residents in the Philadelphia area, according to advocacy groups that track such complaints.
“For us, it definitely feels like post-9/11 with the range of cases and the different situations,” he said. In one new case, he said, a Jewish man reported that his yarmulke was ripped off his head while he was in public. Goretsky said he personally attended a pro-Israel rally after the Hamas attack at which a woman yelled “Heil Hitler” at the crowd. “It’s utterly horrific and there’s no excuse for that type of behavior,” he said.
Whether in social media posts, public statements, or rally slogans, language itself has been the most common and perhaps most slippery source of grievance.over what defines antisemitic speech on campus. The University of Pennsylvania, in particular, has been roiled by complaints of antisemitism and now faces a federal complaint accusing the school ofTekelioglu said many cases under review by CAIR also deal with alleged workplace retaliation over pro-Palestinian social media posts.
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