Antisemitism

"Every single aspect of the Ukraine-Russia war is Jewish," the fliers said.

Incidents jump by 92% in March 2022, compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the New York City Police Department.

The summit will take place from April 11-12 at the Center for Jewish History in New York City and will be hosted by New York University President Andrew Hamilton.

Suspect Dion Marsh, 27, is said to have made antisemitic remarks after his arrest. He has been charged with three counts of attempted murder, carjacking and bias intimidation.

Barry Jacobson was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $10,000 for setting his home on fire. During the trial, the jury foreperson referred to Jacobson as “one of those New York Jews who think they can get away with anything.”

Study by the Ruderman Family Foundation finds that 62% of Israelis think the state should take firmer action vis-à-vis antisemitic incidents around the world, and 38% think that the state is failing to adequately fight online antisemitism online.

Combat Antisemitism Movement says 158 antisemitic incidents were reported in the media in January. Anti-Defamation League report finds conspiracy theories fuel bump in hate crimes, extremist killings.

Community Security Trust report finds there were 2,255 incidents of Jew-hatred reported in Britain in 2021, a 34% rise from the year before.

New York Mayor Eric Adams tweeted: “Hatred won’t be tolerated in our city. Anti-Semitic acts of violence are an attack on every New Yorker and they will be met with the force of the entire city.”