President Biden on Friday condemned a recent spate of anti-Semitic acts in New York, including vandalism and a demonstration outside an exhibition commemorating the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
“The horrific acts of anti-Semitism we saw this week – from demonstrations celebrating the 10/7 attacks to vandalism targeting Jewish homes, attacks on Jewish faculty on college campuses and harassment of subway riders – are abhorrent,” Biden said. Post to X“Anti-Semitism doesn’t just threaten Jewish Americans. It threatens all Americans and our fundamental democratic values.”
Instances of anti-Semitism have spiked since the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel, with several high-profile incidents occurring in the New York City area in recent days.
Authorities were investigating after reports that the homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s director and some of its trustees, who are Jewish, were vandalized after images of the graffiti were posted on social media.
The New York Police Department this week We are working to identify A person who chanted call-and-response slogans on the subway calling on Zionists to reveal their identities.
The White House condemned protests earlier this week outside New York’s Nova Convention Center, a memorial for victims of Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. The protest took place on Monday night, when a large crowd gathered outside the center, lit flares and chanted “Long live the Intifada,” CBS reported. report.
The Anti-Defamation League, a leading anti-hate organization, said anti-Semitic incidents have occurred in the United States. 360 percent increase It has been three months since the Oct. 7 attack killed more than 1,000 Israelis and sparked a broader conflict that has left thousands of Palestinians dead in the Gaza Strip.
The White House has repeatedly condemned anti-Semitism since the Oct. 7 attacks, with Biden pushing back against protests on college campuses and warning Americans not to forget what happened in Israel.
