US President Joe Biden on Monday condemned the wave of antisemitic attacks hitting Jewish communities in the US and around the world, which have spiked during the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas, the terrorist group that controls the Gaza Strip.
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"The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior at home and abroad – it's up to all of us to give hate no safe harbor," Biden said on his official Twitter account.
The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior at home and abroad — it's up to all of us to give hate no safe harbor.
— President Biden (@POTUS) May 24, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris echoed the statement, tweeting, "The surge in anti-Semitic attacks against the Jewish community in the US and around the world is despicable – it must be called out, condemned, and stopped. As a country, we must stand united against hate of any kind," Harris says in a statement on Twitter.
Israeli Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan thanked the American president for "taking a tough stance on these outrageous attacks."
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In a tweet, Erdan wrote, "I hope the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice & deterred from committing such hate crimes in the future."
He further noted that the current spike in antisemitic attacks was due to a "demonization" of Israel and that "it must be stopped."
Thank you @potus for taking a tough stance on these outrageous attacks! I hope the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice & deterred from committing such hate crimes in the future.
The demonization of Israel is clearly sparking this rise in antisemitism. It must be stopped https://t.co/3SR1But2Ow
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) May 24, 2021
Biden's statement followed calls by several prominent US Jewish groups, including the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, the Jewish Federations of North America, the Orthodox Union and Hadassah, demanding he takes action to curb the growing number or hate crimes targeting Jews across the United States.
In a joint letter to Biden, carried by the Washington Post, the Jewish leaders wrote, "We fear that the way the conflict has been used to amplify antisemitic rhetoric, embolden dangerous actors and attack Jews and Jewish communities will have ramifications far beyond these past two weeks.
"We urge you to speak out forcefully against this dangerous trend and stand alongside the Jewish community in the face of this wave of hate before it gets any worse," the letter read.
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