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In the US, the number of attacks on Jews doubled: anti-Semitic incidents hit record

The US Anti-Defamation League, a non-governmental organization opposing anti-Semitism, announced that in 2018, the number of violent attacks against Jews doubled. At the same time, the number of general anti-Semitic incidents, including vandalism and harassment, remained at a record high level.

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The ADL organization published its annual census of anti-Semitic incidents three days after the shooter opened fire at a synagogue in Southern Californiakilling a woman and injuring a rabbi and two more people, writes New York Post.

In total, in 2018, a public organization from New York counted 1879 anti-Semitic incidents - harassment, vandalism or physical violence. That's down 5% from the 1986 cases reported in 2017, but it's the third-highest total since the ADL began tracking the data in the 1970s. In 2017, the figure increased by 57% compared to 2016 and was the highest in the last two decades.

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The ADL also recorded 39 cases of physical attacks with 59 victims in the 2018 year (in 2017, there were 19 attacks with the 21 victim). The 2018 year’s sad statistics include 11 people who were killed in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in October. It was the most deadly attack on Jews in the history of the country.

“Clearly, we must remain vigilant in countering the threat of violent anti-Semitism and condemn it in all forms, wherever it is found, regardless of the political affiliation of its supporters,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and national director.

Israel Dahan, whose 8-year-old daughter and son-in-law were injured on Saturday during a shooting in the Chabad Poway synagogue near San Diego, does not understand why there is so much hatred in people.

“We welcome everyone. We love everyone,” admitted 32-year-old Dahan from Israel. “I don’t know why people like this are against Judaism and the Jewish people.”

In 2018, the ADL counted 1066 cases of harassment, defined as a situation in which a Jewish person or group of people “feels offended by anti-Semitic words spoken or written, or by the actions of another person or group.” The number of such cases was 5% higher than in 2017. The only category that saw a decrease was vandalism, with 774 incidents in 2018 (19% less than in 2017).

The ADL report states that “well-known extremist groups or individuals inspired by extremist ideologies” are responsible for the 249 anti-Semitic incidents in the 2018 year, which is 13% of the total.

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“This is the highest level of anti-Semitic incidents associated with extremists or extremist groups since 2004, when at least 128 incidents were the result of leaflet distribution by white supremacists,” the report said.

Last year, the ADL recorded 140 anti-Semitic incidents involving Israel or Zionism, including dozens of automatic calls from a white supremacist who ran an unsuccessful campaign for a seat in the US Senate in California.

The report states that ADL takes into account “anti-Israeli incidents”, “if they cause or are accompanied by classical anti-Semitic stereotypes (such as a possible theory about government control by Jews) and if they are aimed at Jewish religious figures or cultural institutions, if they are expressed in groups or individual individuals who consistently put forward anti-Semitic ideas. ”

“The ADL is careful not to conflate general criticism of Israel or anti-Israel activity with anti-Semitism. However, persecution of groups or individuals related to Israel may be counted if it involves established anti-Jewish stereotypes, accusations, and/or conspiracy theories,” the report said.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

  • 27 April in the Chabad synagogue, located in Power, a northern suburb of San Diego (California) shooting occurred, in which one person died and three were injured.
  • Suspected synagogue attack in Poway, California 19-year-old John Ernest a few hours before the attack posted a link to his “open letter” on Facebookcontaining many anti-semitic sayings.
  • The rabbi of the Habdad synagogue in Poway, California, where the shooting took place, Israel Goldstein was wounded in the arm, but continued to console the congregation. Stories of heroes who saved othersdespite their injuries.

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