Members of local Jewish communities gathered were supported Tuesday by elected officials and members of law enforcement amid a troubling spike in antisemitism.
The Anti-Defamation League reports a 380% spike in Antiemetic incidents since the start of the war between Israel and terror group Hamas.
Law enforcement in Cherry Hill, New Jersey has been made aware of incidents at a local high school with swirling antisemitic social media campaigns. Chief Robert Kempf from the Cherry Hill Police Department said they're working with several agencies including the FBI and county prosecutor's office to "investigate and eradicate."
"It wasn't just high school, it's taking place in our middle schools, in a couple cases in our elementary schools, which tells us that this is a learned behavior from home, from social media," Congressman Norcross said. "The idea of attacking people simply because of their religious beliefs in a country that was founded on religious freedom is unacceptable."
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