A report by the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency reveals that about 30 percent of the number of antisemitic incidents that occurred around the world in 2021 were in U.S. territory.
The report, published ahead of the International Day for the Fight Against Anti-Semitism and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is particularly interesting in light of last Saturday's event at the Beit Yisrael Synagogue in Texas. Europe.
The report states that about 30% of all reported anti-Semitic incidents in the world take place in the United States, adding that despite the serious assault incident that occurred in a synagogue in Texas, the state of Texas is "only" in sixth place among U.S. states. Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California, and the leader in the number of cases of anti-Semitism in the United States - New York.
The hostages at the Texas synagogue were rescued after 12 hours, the kidnapper killed // Photo: Reuters
The Monitoring of Events in the Department of Combating Anti-Semitism and Community Resilience at the World Zionist Organization shows that there have been more incidents of physical violence than verbal violence in the United States, as opposed to the general segmentation, which this year.
The report, which combines all the data on anti-Semitism released by organizations and institutions around the world in 2021, shows that the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States can also be seen on academic campuses. Also, in May, during Operation Wall Guard, there was a dramatic increase in the number of antisemitic incidents. This is in line with a global trend on which the full report on the state of anti-Semitism in the world will be expanded and will be published this weekend.
Racheli Bartz Ricks, head of the Department of Combating Antisemitism and Community Resilience at the World Zionist Organization, told Israel Today that "what happened in the synagogue in Texas was not the event that opened 2022, but most of these events happen routinely and are not talked about at all. "Awareness of the state of anti-Semitism and encouraging states to fight it, but to provide a shell for the Jewish communities and take care of the community's resilience, as much as they want. And as a state we can bring the experience we gained in blood to our brothers in the Diaspora."
Following the hostage crisis at a synagogue in Texas, the Anti-Defamation League called on Congress to double funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's grant program.
The program provides organizations, including Jewish schools and houses of worship, with necessary assistance in strengthening security.
"When the threats against synagogues and Jewish institutions are at an all-time high, it is imperative that the administration provide appropriate levels of funding in order to reduce the threat," said Jonathan Greenblatt, global director general of the Anti-Defamation League.
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