In the wake of last year’s Hamas attacks on Israel, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States has surged to a record high in the past year, the Anti-Defamation League announced Sunday.
The new numbers (covering October 7, 2023 to September 24, 2023) are about three times the number of cases reported to the organization during the same period last year, the civil rights organization ADL said in a statement. said.
The group identified more than 10,000 anti-Semitic incidents and categorized them into categories such as verbal or written harassment, vandalism, and physical assault. According to the figures, the highest number of cases of verbal or written harassment was 8,015.
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said October 7 marks “one year since the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.”
“Since that day, Jewish Americans have not had a moment’s respite,” he said, adding that instead, “we face an alarming number of anti-Semitic threats and even more threats against Israelis and Jews.” “We experienced calls for violence everywhere,” he added.
The organization has been tracking incidents of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism, and assault in the United States since 1979 and publishes its findings in an annual report.
The group announced an “unprecedented total” of 8,873 anti-Semitic incidents in 2022, an increase of 140% from the previous year.
The latest report marks the fourth time in six years that the ADL has announced an investigation into the highest-ever anti-Semitic episode.
The states with the highest number of infections in the latest report were California (1,266), New York (1,218), New Jersey (830), Florida (463), and Massachusetts (440). Ta.
Anti-Semitic incidents have increased since Hamas attacked Israel last year, and the war has become a heated issue on American college campuses, sparking numerous protests.
The report notes that at least 922 incidents occurred on college and university campuses. At the same time last year, the organization recorded about 200 cases on campus.
The ADL also announced that the number of bomb threats against synagogues and other Jewish facilities has jumped to 1,000 from 81 in its previous report.
The group also said a preliminary investigation found that more than 3,000 anti-Semitic incidents occurred during anti-Israel rallies in public places such as parks and streets.
The ADL, founded in 1913, said it used research to create and improve programs to counter and stop the spread of anti-Semitism and bigotry.
The group said it expected the preliminary figures to increase as more reports come in. Final data for 2024 is expected to be published in spring 2025.
