A young man was accused of shooting Jews in a shooting in Los Angeles on anti-Semitic grounds.
Federal Prosecutor Martin Estrada and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
February 18, 2023 (Reuters)
The number of anti-Semitic attacks in the United States increased by 36% last year - this was revealed this morning (Monday) by the report of the Anti-Defamation League and Tel Aviv University.
According to the report published on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, an increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents was also recorded in Belgium, Hungary, Italy and Australia.
On the other hand, in 2022 there was a decrease in other countries, including Germany, France and Great Britain.
In the United States, 3,697 anti-Semitic attacks were recorded, compared to 2,717 in 2021, the previous record year.
The main focus of the anti-Semitic attacks in the United States was New York City.
261 hate crimes were recorded by the NYPD last year compared to 214 the year before.
In Europe, the city with the highest number of cases was London in the UK.
Large communities of Jews live in both.
Anti-Semitic demonstration in the United States (photo: Walla! system, screenshot)
According to the authors of the report, the high figures in the United States are partly due to a trend of "normalizing the troll" in the American public discourse.
The number of incidents of spreading anti-Semitic propaganda by followers of white supremacy in the United States has almost tripled compared to 2021 - to 852.
In some countries the trend is the opposite.
In Austria, Canada and Argentina, for example, the number of cases decreased.
In Germany, 2,649 "political crimes on an anti-Semitic background" were recorded compared to 3,028 in 2021.
However, the number of incidents in the country in 2022 remains significantly higher than in 2020 and 2019.
In France, 436 incidents were recorded compared to 589 in 2021, 339 in 2020 and 687 in 2019.
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Mohammed Deridi from France, murdered Eyal Haddad because of his Jewishness (photo: screenshot, Twitter)
Swastika in Washington (photo: Walla! system, official website)
In a review of Russia, the report states that in the past year, "alarming anti-Semitic statements by those close to Putin's regime have been recorded, alongside the Russian regime's continued cynical use of the memory of the Holocaust. These raise the fear that Russian Jews will become scapegoats for the regime's military failure."
The authors clarified: "Fascists are never reliable allies for religious minorities and the protection of human rights."
They also point out that last year two small anti-Semitic parties entered the upper house of the Japanese parliament, and that the Houthis in Yemen began to publish "severe anti-Semitic propaganda".
"In 2022, it became clear again that anti-Semitism does not need the presence of Jews or direct rivalry with Israel to find supporters," the report states.
Shmuel Silverberg, a young man who was murdered in a yeshiva in Denver, Colorado (photo: official website, no)
The main target: Haredim
In addition to the total number of cases, the authors looked at who the most vulnerable populations are.
The report states that ultra-Orthodox Jews are the main target of physical anti-Semitic attacks in the West, such as beatings, spitting and throwing objects.
The reason, say the authors?
Not only the obvious one - the prominence of Judaism in their visibility - but also because they are seen as defenseless.
According to the report, the physical attacks mostly take place on the street or in public transportation and not near synagogues, and most of them are not the result of prior and careful planning.
Although from a legal point of view all the attacks are an anti-Semitic hate crime, in some cases it is not clear whether the motive is entrenched anti-Semitism or bullying looking for victims.
"The record figures of 2021 were mainly attributed to the social tensions created by the corona epidemic and the reactions to the operation
The 'keeper of the walls' in Gaza, and hence the data for 2022 indicate that the roots of the current wave of anti-Semitism are deeper, especially in the United States," they warn. The report points to three intertwining factors: an increase in social and cultural tensions; the rise of the radical right and radical left at the expense of the political center; and the proliferation of "resonance boxes" on social networks where conspiracy theories are spread as undisputed truth.
In 2021, the rise in anti-Semitism was attributed to Corona.
The roots of this year's wave are deeper (photo: official website, from the annual report on the state of anti-Semitism in the world)
Prof. Uriah Shavit, head of the Center for the Study of European Jewry at Tel Aviv University, added that "it appears from the research that policing and information activities focused on a limited number of urban spaces in various countries in the West may lead to a significant decrease in the number of violent anti-Semitic attacks. The fight against anti-Semitism must include more clear, practical goals , measured and transparent, and fewer declarations and shouts of gewald".
"Even in Israel, soul-searching is required," he emphasized.
"In recent months, Jewish members of the Knesset uttered chilling racist expressions, which would have resulted in the immediate end of their careers in any other Western democracy. With all the sadness involved, on the eve of this Holocaust Day, it should be reminded that Jewish racism is no better than any other racism. It must be condemned, boycotted and eradicated." .
The director general of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, said that "the data in the report published today are very worrying.
It is disturbing to see the significant increase in anti-Semitic incidents and various trends in the United States and other countries.
In 2022, there were no specific events that could be linked to the rise of anti-Semitism, which indicates the depth of hatred of Jews around the world."
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