Jew-hatred keeps rising in U.S., per ADL annual audit

"The rise in Jew-hatred after the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, showed no sign of abating, as the Anti-Defamation League reported another new high in antisemitic incidents for 2024.

The 9,354 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism last year marked the fourth straight year that the ADL’s audit of such incidents reported a new yearly high. The 2024 totals, which the ADL released on Tuesday, were the highest since the group began tracing such incidents 46 years ago.

Instances of Jew-hatred in 2024 were up 5% over the 8,873 incidents reported in 2023 and represented more than 25 targeted incidents of Jew-hatred per day, the ADL said.

They occurred in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The largest number took place in New York state, with 1,437 incidents (more than half, 976, in New York City), and California, with 1,344 (297 in Los Angeles).

‘This horrifying level of antisemitism should never be accepted, and yet, as our data shows, it has become a persistent and grim reality for American Jewish communities,’ stated Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the ADL.

‘Jewish Americans continue to be harassed, assaulted and targeted for who they are on a daily basis and everywhere they go,’ Greenblatt said..."