Pres. Joe Biden is condemning a rise in antisemitic attacks across the United States as 'despicable, unconscionable, un-American,' saying they 'must stop.'
between Israel and Hamas, antisemitic attacks have increased, with the Anti-Defamation League warning of a"dangerous and drastic surge in anti-Jewish hate right here at home."shows that during the two weeks of conflict between Israel and Hamas, reported antisemitic incidents increased by 75%, from 127 to 222, compared with the two weeks before the fighting began.
"Many of these incidents appear to have been perpetrated by individuals scapegoating American Jews for the actions of the Israeli government," they said.in Los Angeles, a swastika etched into a door of a synagogue in Salt Lake City, and a brick thrown through the window of a Jewish-owned business in Manhattan.
"We are seeing an alarming confluence of events that we never imagined we would witness in our adopted homeland," they said."We cannot remain silent in the wake of the recent antisemitic attacks in cities and towns across the country. We know firsthand the danger of unchecked antisemitism."that the Department of Justice will take to combat hate crimes.
"In recent days, we have seen that no community is immune," Biden said in his statement."We must all stand together to silence these terrible and terrifying echoes of the worst chapters in world history, and pledge to give hate no safe harbor."