In the US, Christian organisations come together to take boycott, divestment action as Rafah campaign continues
United States RNS Amid global outrage over an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 45 displaced Palestinians sheltering in tents in Rafah, a coalition of Christian groups is calling for a boycott and divestment of companies “supporting Israel’s military oppression of Palestinians.” “As Christians, we seek to illuminate the sacred dignity of all people. We […]
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 […]
Drop in Eastern European anti-Semitism may be due to Zelenskiy effect – survey
United States RNS A new survey measuring anti-Semitic attitudes across 10 European countries includes a surprising – and welcome – finding. In the Eastern European countries of Hungary, Poland, Ukraine and Russia, where pernicious stereotypes of Jews have historically been higher, there was a marked decrease in antisemitic attitudes since 2019, when the survey was last fielded. […]
Anti-Semitism spiked in the US in 2022, but physical assaults were few, ADL reports
United States RNS A new audit of anti-Semitism in the US shows a continued growth in the number of incidents reported in 2022. The Anti-Defamation League’s newest report tabulated 3,697 anti-Semitic incidents last year in three large categories: harassment, vandalism and assault. According to the ADL, the rise in anti-Semitism represents a 36 per cent increase from […]
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 […]
US faith, political leaders unite in rally against anti-Semitism
AP Faith leaders, celebrities and lawmakers across the political spectrum in the US joined Thursday to condemn a rise in anti-Semitic incidents around the world triggered by the recent conflict between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers. Organised by leading US Jewish groups, the virtual Day of Action Against Antisemitism included calls for policy changes […]
Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
Silver Spring, Maryland AP 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. The Jewish civil rights […]
Survey: Half of American Jews have experienced or witnessed anti-Semitism
RNS A new survey released on Holocaust Remembrance Day found that more than half of America’s Jews have either experienced or witnessed what they perceived to be an anti-Semitic incident over the past five years. The survey was conducted in January, before the US outbreak of the coronavirus, by the data analytics firm YouGov on behalf of […]
PROTECTING HOUSES OF WORSHIP: IN THE US, EXPERTS SAY INTERFAITH COLLABORATION IS THE FUTURE OF SECURITY
AYSHA KHAN, of Religion News Service, reports…