The number of anti-Semitic attacks in the United States has jumped 200% in the past year to more than 10,000. This is the highest number ever recorded by the Anti-Defamation League, and was spurred by large-scale attacks on college campuses.
At least 1,200 of last year's hateful incidents occurred at universities, an increase of 500% between October 7, 2023 and September 24, 2024, compared to 200 during the same period last year. The ADL said the increase was very worrying. .
“Today we mark one year since the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, and we mourn the victims of the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel,” ADL Director Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement Sunday. said.
“Since that day, Jewish Americans have not had a moment's respite,” he said of the massacres that sparked the recent Middle East wars.
“Instead, we faced an alarming number of anti-Semitic threats and experienced calls for more violence against Israelis and Jews everywhere.”
As the city marks the first anniversary of the Israeli massacre and remains on high alert for anti-Semitism and possible terrorist attacks, a disturbing new figure has emerged.
The ADL said there were 3,325 such incidents in the same period the previous year, compared to last year's frightening amount of anti-Semitic hatred.
The latest grim tally of more than 10,000 incidents is higher than at any time in a similar period since the ADL began tracking such numbers, the organization said, and will eventually be released after all reporting is complete. He added that the number is likely to increase.
More than 2,000 of the ugly incidents last year occurred at synagogues and other Jewish institutions, and more than half involved bomb threats.
This compares with 81 bomb threats in the previous period, according to the data.
More than 8,015 incidents involved verbal or written harassment, 1,840 crimes of vandalism and more than 150 incidents of physical assault, according to the ADL.
One-third of anti-Semitism incidents occurred at anti-Israel rallies. “The rallies regularly articulate support for terrorist groups including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), one of the most worrying anti-Semitic trends. “ADL has been captured since October 7,'' the group said in a release.
In addition to potential hate crimes, the city preparing for anxiety From the large anti-Israel protests planned this week.
Anti-Israel “weeks of anger” are also being planned on college campuses across the country.
