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Civil rights groups in the United States, such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL),[1][2] American Jewish Committee (AJC)[3] and Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC),[4] catalog antisemitic incidents, including assaults, harassment, vandalism, violence and threats of violence.[5]

History

Research has shown a rising level of antisemitism since the 2010s.[6][7]

According to the FBI's 2023 statistics, antisemitic incidents accounted for 68% of all religion-based hate crimes, a 63% bump vis-à-vis 2022. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) commented that it was likely much lower than the actual number as hate crimes had been widely underreported across the country.[8] The ADL reported an increase in antisemitic incidents in 2023, which they said was due partly to their new methodology;[9] this methodology was disputed by some current and former staff, especially the definition of antisemitism being used.[10]

Scholars said the rise signaled a shift in the nature and prevalence of antisemitism in United States that portended a return to the era of explicit and pervasive antisemitism.[11][12][13] According to an August 2024 survey by the NGO Combat Antisemitism Movement, 3.5 million Jews in America have experienced antisemitism since the Gaza war. Of the 1,075 American Jews interviewed, 28% heard "Jews care too much about money", 25% heard "Jews control the world", 14% heard "American Jews care more about Israel than about the US", and 13% heard "the Holocaust did not happen" or its severity has been "exaggerated".[14][15]

List

Fatal incidents
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See also

References

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    Take an in-depth look at antisemitic incidents in the U.S. and compare annual trends.
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