Swastikas, bullhorns, guns: Antisemitic incidents in U.S. hit 43-year high, report says
1 year, 11 months ago

Swastikas, bullhorns, guns: Antisemitic incidents in U.S. hit 43-year high, report says

LA Times  

People pass by the Elat Market in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, where two Jewish men were shot while leaving religious services in February. More than half of last year’s assaults happened in the city and most of those targeted Orthodox Jews, while other types of incidents were more widely spread out, the ADL said. Last month, videos went viral online of members of a hate group shouting through bullhorns at congregants arriving or leaving the synagogue, telling them to “go back to Israel” or screaming, “Heil Hitler!” “Generally speaking, we live in a time when antisemitism is no longer acceptable, and I believe that 99.9% of people are in support of us and good,” Konikov said. “There is a long history of people buying into anti-Jewish stereotypes and ideas of power, seeing something they do not like and then blaming it on Jews.” As an example, Jikeli mentioned Ye, the hip-hop and fashion artist formerly known as Kanye West who went on a series of public rants last year on social media and TV promoting stereotypes about Jewish people, denying facts about the Holocaust and praising Hitler. From Oct. 11 — two days after the rapper tweeted “I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” — through the end of the year, the ADL found 59 antisemitic incidents that included direct references to Ye.

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Anti-Semitic attacks on British Jews at near-record levels following the Hamas terror attack on Israel, shocking figures reveal
1 month ago

Anti-Semitic attacks on British Jews at near-record levels following the Hamas terror attack on Israel, shocking figures reveal

Daily Mail  

Anti-Semitic attacks on British Jews continued at near-record levels last year in the wake of the Hamas terror attack on Israel. There were 3,528 anti-Semitic incidents in the UK during 2024, the second-highest total ever recorded, a shocking new report reveals today. Anti-Semitism remained 'significantly higher than it had been prior to the Hamas terror attack', its report concluded, with …

Sydney synagogue targeted with antisemitic graffiti
2 months ago

Sydney synagogue targeted with antisemitic graffiti

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New South Wales premier Chris Minns condemned the attack …

Southern Sydney Synagogue at Allawah is painted with more than a dozen swastikas in latest anti-Semitic vandalism attack
2 months, 1 week ago

Southern Sydney Synagogue at Allawah is painted with more than a dozen swastikas in latest anti-Semitic vandalism attack

Daily Mail  

A Synagogue in Sydney has been spray-painted with at least a dozen Swastikas in the latest anti-semitic attack to afflict the city. The Southern Sydney Synagogue in the suburb of Allawah was the latest target of anti-semitic vandals who daubed a large red Swastika sign at the entrance to the place of worship alongside the words 'Hitler on top'. 'It …

Nearly 2,000 antisemitic incidents recorded in first half of 2024, charity says
7 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 2,000 antisemitic incidents recorded in first half of 2024, charity says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 2,000 antisemitic incidents have been recorded in the first …

Jewish worshippers beaten, alleged arson attack on a property and religious ornaments vandalised: Report reveals record levels of hatred towards British Jews as Hamas attacks drive up antisemitism
7 months, 1 week ago

Jewish worshippers beaten, alleged arson attack on a property and religious ornaments vandalised: Report reveals record levels of hatred towards British Jews as Hamas attacks drive up antisemitism

Daily Mail  

British Jews have suffered record levels of vile anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of this year, a shocking new report reveals today. Figures from the Community Security Trust recorded 1,978 anti-Jewish hate incidents from January to June this year, up 105 per cent on the same period last year. The Community Security Trust, an antisemitism charity, recorded 1,978 anti-Jewish …

Monitoring group reports steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Monitoring group reports steep rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany last year

LA Times  

Officials present the annual report “Antisemitic Incidents in Germany 2023” by the Federal Association RIAS at a press conference in Berlin on Tuesday. A group that tracks antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday it recorded an overall increase of more than 80% in incidents last year, with well over half of the total coming after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel in early …

'The Met Police have lost control of the streets': Force faces questions over Swastika row at pro-Palestine protest after telling Jewish woman the symbol 'needed to be taken in context' - as Labour sh
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'The Met Police have lost control of the streets': Force faces questions over Swastika row at pro-Palestine protest after telling Jewish woman the symbol 'needed to be taken in context' - as Labour sh

Daily Mail  

The Metropolitan Police has been accused of 'losing control of the streets' after an officer was caught on video telling a Jewish woman that swastikas 'need to be taken into context' when they were displayed at a pro-Palestine protest. Come… pic.twitter.com/MjDNnHomnv — Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر March 30, 2024 The force sparked a major backlash over the …

Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says
1 year, 3 months ago

Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The RIAS group said it recorded 994 incidents, which is an average of 29 incidents per day and an increase of 320% compared to the same time period …

An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks
1 year, 4 months ago

An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks

Associated Press  

Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment, bias and sometimes physical assaults against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The reported acts since Oct. 7 include an Illinois landlord fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy and wounding the boy’s mother, police say, as well as the arrest of …

Anti-Semitic attacks jump fourfold in US after Hamas atrocities in Israel - Jewish people suffer wave of insults, beatings, and harassment as America is convulsed by Middle East war
1 year, 4 months ago

Anti-Semitic attacks jump fourfold in US after Hamas atrocities in Israel - Jewish people suffer wave of insults, beatings, and harassment as America is convulsed by Middle East war

Daily Mail  

The number of anti-Semitic attacks in the US jumped nearly fourfold after Hamas fighters launched their deadly raids in southern Israel on October 7, according to a monitoring group. Pro-Palestinian groups rallied in Tampa, Florida, which brought reactionary protesters for the local Jewish community, in the days after the Hamas atrocities in Israel Temple Beth Israel in Fresno, California, was …

Sevenfold increase in antisemitic incidents recorded in UK since Hamas attack
1 year, 4 months ago

Sevenfold increase in antisemitic incidents recorded in UK since Hamas attack

The Independent  

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Jews faced most religious hate crimes in 2022, updated FBI data shows
1 year, 5 months ago

Jews faced most religious hate crimes in 2022, updated FBI data shows

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the ongoing Israel-Hamas …

From Charleston to Pittsburgh to Jacksonville, deadly racist attacks now a way of life in U.S.
1 year, 6 months ago

From Charleston to Pittsburgh to Jacksonville, deadly racist attacks now a way of life in U.S.

LA Times  

A young white man wielding a weapon marked with a swastika. “We have three people who are dead because they are Black,” Democratic Florida state Sen. Tracie Davis said at a vigil in Jacksonville, Fla., this week after the gruesome attack at a Dollar General store. “We not only have an epidemic of gun violence in this county but rising …

Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says
1 year, 8 months ago

Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented 2,480 incidents in the country last year — just under seven incidents per day on average. Such “everyday” antisemitic incidents have diverse political backgrounds and often include trivialization of the Holocaust, in which Germany’s Nazis and their henchmen murdered 6 million European Jews. The German government’s commissioner …

Report: Antisemitic incidents on the rise in California
1 year, 10 months ago

Report: Antisemitic incidents on the rise in California

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 500 antisemitic acts …

Antisemitic incidents on rise across US, report finds
1 year, 10 months ago

Antisemitic incidents on rise across US, report finds

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Antisemitism rose in the U.S. in 2022 and shows little sign of abating worldwide as political radicals have gained mainstream popularity, researchers said in a report released Monday. Last year’s report found that 2021 set a new high for antisemitic incidents, with the coronavirus pandemic fueling a worldwide rise in antisemitism. This year the researchers said that “2022 …

Antisemitic incidents surged in California as conspiracies fueled hate, report says
1 year, 11 months ago

Antisemitic incidents surged in California as conspiracies fueled hate, report says

LA Times  

LAPD officers patrol on horseback along Pico Boulevard on Feb. 17 after the recent shootings of two Jewish men in the neighborhood. The Jewish civil rights organization counted 237 antisemitic incidents reported in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Kern counties, a 30% increase from the previous year. “In a year when antisemitism found mainstream acceptance like never before, antisemites …

Antisemitism worries rising for many U.S. Jews, survey finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Antisemitism worries rising for many U.S. Jews, survey finds

Associated Press  

More than four in ten Jews in the United States feel their status in America is less secure than it was a year earlier, according to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee. According to the AJC survey, 41% of the respondents said the status of Jews in the U.S. is less secure than it was the year before, …

Los Angeles officials condemn demonstrators seen in photos showing support of Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks
2 years, 4 months ago

Los Angeles officials condemn demonstrators seen in photos showing support of Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks

CNN  

CNN — Los Angeles officials are condemning the display of banners from a freeway overpass this weekend by a group of demonstrators seen in bystander photos showing support for antisemitic comments recently made by rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye. Photos taken Saturday show a small group of demonstrators with their arms raised in what appears to be the …

Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021
2 years, 8 months ago

Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday it documented more than 2,700 incidents in the country last year, including 63 attacks and six cases of extreme violence. The German government’s commissioner to combat antisemitism, Felix Klein, called the number of incidents — more than seven per day — frightening, but also said that “at the same time, …

Jewish leader 'sceptical' of new anti-Nazi laws despite protections to keep swastika as cultural symbol
2 years, 10 months ago

Jewish leader 'sceptical' of new anti-Nazi laws despite protections to keep swastika as cultural symbol

ABC  

The head of a progressive Jewish group in regional Victoria says the state needs to provide nuance when outlawing symbols that can be used to incite hatred and is sceptical of new laws banning the Nazi swastika despite protections for it to remain a cultural symbol for some religions. Key points: Victoria has introduced laws to outlaw the Nazi version …

Neo-Nazis, swastikas and threats: Antisemitism in Michigan
2 years, 10 months ago

Neo-Nazis, swastikas and threats: Antisemitism in Michigan

Raw Story  

Michigan had the fifth-highest number of reported antisemitic incidents in 2021, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. Michigan’s incidents took place across 32 cities, including the neo-Nazi group Folksfront spread ing “extremist” propaganda all over the state, a swastika formed from wood chips in Birmingham and a Jewish restaurant owner receiving threats and anti-Israel reviews on social …

Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021
2 years, 10 months ago

Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021

Associated Press  

— A Jewish civil rights organization’s annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday. ADL says its audit includes incidents of harassment, vandalism or assault that incorporated “anti-Israel and/or anti-Zionism themes” if …

Editorial: We must condemn the surge in antisemitic attacks
3 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: We must condemn the surge in antisemitic attacks

LA Times  

The recent military confrontation between Israel and Gaza-based Hamas militants spawned a regrettable yet predictable response: a surge in antisemitic attacks. Over the last several weeks, vandals have struck synagogues around the country; a mob beat a Jewish man in New York City near dueling protests by pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups, while other Jews have suffered random attacks; epithets have …

Assaults, arson, slurs: Report finds anti-Semitism in Berlin
4 years, 5 months ago

Assaults, arson, slurs: Report finds anti-Semitism in Berlin

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chancellor Angela Merkel last week decried how anti-Semitism had become “more visible …

Anti-Semitic Incidents Reached Record Level In 2019, Anti-Defamation League Says
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitic Incidents Reached Record Level In 2019, Anti-Defamation League Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Anti-Semitic incidents hit a four-decade high last year, according to an Anti-Defamation League report released Tuesday. The ADL recorded 2,107 incidents of assault, vandalism and harassment against American Jews in 2019 ― higher than in any year since the Jewish advocacy group began tracking anti-Semitic incidents in 1979. Over half of last year’s anti-Semitic assaults took place …

Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
4 years, 10 months ago

Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019

Associated Press  

— American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday. Jonathan Greenblatt, the group’s CEO, attributes last year’s record high to a …

Report: Synagogue massacre led to string of attack plots
5 years, 4 months ago

Report: Synagogue massacre led to string of attack plots

Associated Press  

— At least 12 white supremacists have been arrested on allegations of plotting, threatening or carrying out anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. since the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue nearly one year ago, a Jewish civil rights group reported Sunday. The ADL’s tally of 12 arrests for white supremacist plots, threats and attacks against Jewish institutions includes the April 2019 …

US synagogue massacre led to string of attack plots: Report
5 years, 4 months ago

US synagogue massacre led to string of attack plots: Report

Al Jazeera  

At least 12 arrested for white supremacist plots while 780 anti-Semitic incidents reported in the first half of 2019. In a report published on Sunday, the Anti-Defamation League also counted at least 50 incidents in which white supremacists were accused of targeting Jewish institutions’ property since a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, …

Holocaust survivors have home ransacked as antisemitic incidents hit new record in UK
5 years, 7 months ago

Holocaust survivors have home ransacked as antisemitic incidents hit new record in UK

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Many of these antisemitic reactions were in the wider context of ‘smear’ …

Report: Violent anti-Semitic attacks in US doubled in 2018
5 years, 10 months ago

Report: Violent anti-Semitic attacks in US doubled in 2018

Associated Press  

Violent attacks against the Jewish community in the United States doubled last year, while overall attacks that also include vandalism and harassment remained near record-high levels, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday. In 2018, ADL counted 1,066 cases of harassment, defined as a situation in which a Jewish person or group of people “feel harassed by the perceived anti-Semitic words, spoken …

Anti-Semitic incidents stay near all-time high, report says
5 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitic incidents stay near all-time high, report says

CNN  

CNN — Anti-Semitic incidents remained near historic levels in 2018 after surging the previous year, according to an annual report from the Anti-Defamation League. “We’ve worked hard to push back against anti-Semitism, and succeeded in improving hate crime laws, and yet we continue to experience an alarmingly high number of anti-Semitic acts,” Greenblatt said in the report. “It’s clear we …

Anti-Semitic assaults tripled in 2018, says a new Anti-Defamation League report
5 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitic assaults tripled in 2018, says a new Anti-Defamation League report

LA Times  

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, center, meets with members of the congregation of Chabad of Poway the day after the deadly shooting. “The trend is going in the wrong direction.” The report — the organization’s latest accounting of anti-Semitism — found that 59 Jews were physically assaulted in 39 separate incidents last year, including the 13 people who were killed or wounded …

Deadly attack at San Diego-area synagogue underscores rise in anti-Jewish hate
5 years, 10 months ago

Deadly attack at San Diego-area synagogue underscores rise in anti-Jewish hate

LA Times  

The deadly shooting attack at a synagogue in Poway on Saturday underscores concerns about rising incidents of anti-Jewish hate across the nation. From Charleston to Pittsburgh to Oak Creek and from Christchurch to Sri Lanka, and now Poway, we need to say ‘enough is enough.’ Our leaders need to stand united against hate and address it both on social media …

Poway synagogue shooting is the latest in a trend of anti-Semitic incidents
5 years, 10 months ago

Poway synagogue shooting is the latest in a trend of anti-Semitic incidents

LA Times  

“We’re not necessarily seeing a historic rise in anti-Semitism when you zoom out,” said Brian Levin of Cal State San Bernardino. “We’re not necessarily seeing a historic rise in anti-Semitism when you zoom out,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. Not anymore.” The Anti-Defamation League and other …

Anti-Semitic incidents are surging across the U.S. Here are the numbers
6 years, 4 months ago

Anti-Semitic incidents are surging across the U.S. Here are the numbers

LA Times  

A person stands in front of Stars of David that are displayed in front of the Tree of Life Synagogue with the names of those killed in Pittsburgh. “We’re not necessarily seeing a historic rise in anti-Semitism when you zoom out,” said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. …

Anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise even before shooting
6 years, 4 months ago

Anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise even before shooting

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Swastikas scrawled into Jewish students’ notebooks. The shooting rampage that killed 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday is being decried as the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history, allegedly carried out by a virulently anti-Semitic gunman. “They believe Jews are pulling the strings behind bad things happening in this country.” Of the …

ADL: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting believed to be deadliest attack on Jews in American history
6 years, 4 months ago

ADL: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting believed to be deadliest attack on Jews in American history

CNN  

CNN — The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh – in which the death toll now stands at 11 – is believed to be the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the US, the Anti-Defamation League said. “The crimes of violence are based upon the federal civil rights laws prohibiting hate crimes,” US …

More than 100 antisemitic incidents recorded in UK every month as bigots ‘become more confident’
6 years, 7 months ago

More than 100 antisemitic incidents recorded in UK every month as bigots ‘become more confident’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 100 antisemitic incidents are being recorded every month …

Antisemitic hate crimes hit record high as violent assaults increase by more than a third in a year
7 years, 1 month ago

Antisemitic hate crimes hit record high as violent assaults increase by more than a third in a year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Antisemitic hate crimes in the …

Swastikas painted at synagogue in Woodland Hills
7 years, 3 months ago

Swastikas painted at synagogue in Woodland Hills

LA Times  

Swastikas and other graffiti were found on Temple Aliyah in Woodland Hills earlier this week, and authorities are investigating the actions as a hate crime, it was reported Thursday. The vandalism, which also included the writing of a gang name and a profane drawing, occurred between late Sunday evening and early Monday morning on a sign near the street and …

Anti-Semitic Incidents Up 86 Percent Compared With Same Time Last Year
7 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitic Incidents Up 86 Percent Compared With Same Time Last Year

NPR  

Anti-Semitic Incidents Up 86 Percent Compared With Same Time Last Year Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacqueline Larma/AP Jacqueline Larma/AP A Jewish advocacy organization expects a staggering increase in anti-Semitic incidents by the end of 2017. That projection comes after the Anti-Defamation League counted an 86 percent spike in attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions so far this year, according …

New York sees surge of swastika vandalism since the election
8 years, 3 months ago

New York sees surge of swastika vandalism since the election

LA Times  

The appearance of swastikas all over New York is causing special concern in one of the nation’s most heavily Jewish cities. “I felt sick to my stomach.” There have been 14 instances of swastika vandalism in New York City since the election, eight of them in the last week alone, according to press reports and the New York Police Department. …

Anti-Semitism in Europe: statistics from France, Germany, the U.K., and other countries
10 years, 10 months ago

Anti-Semitism in Europe: statistics from France, Germany, the U.K., and other countries

Slate  

Yesterday I wrote about the exaggeration and exploitation of anti-Semitism. I discussed three cases: 1) the shooting of three people at two Jewish facilities in Kansas, 2) the campaign against a U.N. official for alleged anti-Jewish bias, and 3) an anti-Semitic flyer in Ukraine. With regard to the Kansas shooting, I cited data from the FBI and the Anti-Defamation League …

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