US antisemitic incidents hit record high in 2023 amid war in Gaza, report says
Reuters The number of antisemitic incidents of assault, vandalism and harassment in the US hit a record high in 2023 as anti-Jewish sentiment spiked after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a report released this week. The Jewish advocacy group Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tallied 8,873 antisemitic incidents in 2023, a 140 per cent […]
US Jewish civil rights group reports record tally of anti-Semitic incidents in 2021
College Park, Maryland, US AP A Jewish civil rights organisation’s annual tally of anti-Semitic incidents in the US 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. The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,717 anti-Semitic incidents of assault, […]
In the US, report finds white supremacist propaganda fell slightly in 2021; anti-Semitic disinformation grew
RNS Dissemination of white supremacist propaganda in the United States fell by five per cent in 2021, while specific anti-Semitic propaganda rose by 27 per cent, a new report by the Anti-Defamation League finds. The report – which collected instances of hate groups distributing or posting fliers, stickers, banners, pamphlets and graffiti – concluded that […]
White supremacist propaganda on US college campuses doubled in 2019 – report
RNS White supremacist groups doubled down on colleges and universities across the country in 2019, blanketing campuses and off-campus haunts with propaganda, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. The report found a total of 2,713 cases of leafleting on and off campus – an average of more than seven per day […]
PROTECTING HOUSES OF WORSHIP: IN THE US, EXPERTS SAY INTERFAITH COLLABORATION IS THE FUTURE OF SECURITY
AYSHA KHAN, of Religion News Service, reports…