(Jewish Group) Assault, Harassment, Vandalism Against Jews At Near-Historic Levels In The U.S.
WEDNESDAY on "The Source" — Antisemitism and far-right nationalism are on the rise around the world, including in the United States. Some of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 openly conveyed antisemitic images and sentiments.
Conspiracy theories about the Jewish people run rampant online, going so far as to assign blame for the spread of coronavirus.
According to a 2020 report from the American Jewish Committee, 88% of Jews considered antisemitism a problem today in the U.S., 37% had been personally victimized by antisemitism within the past five years.
The FBI's latest Hate Crimes Statistics report found that 60.2% of religious bias hate crimes targeted Jews in 2019. As many as six antisemitic incidents occurred every day in that year, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
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Here's a place where we are overrepresented and you rarely hear people making a big deal about it.