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The hotbed of anti-Semitism isn't a foreign country. It's U.S. college campuses, a new report says
The ‘hotbed of anti-Semitism’ isn’t a foreign country. It’s U.S. college campuses, a new report says.
By Kristine Phillips April 24 at 8:53 AM
As violent attacks against Jews worldwide drop to their lowest in more than 10 years, the United States, particularly college campuses, have been the “hotbed of anti-Semitism,” according to a new report.
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In the United States, campuses, which the report describes as “a hotbed of anti-Semitism,” saw a 45 percent increase in anti-Jewish sentiments. ... The AMCHA Initiative, which investigates anti-Semitism on college campuses, had a similar finding. Researchers who looked at dozens of public and private colleges and universities found 287 anti-Semitic incidents during the first half of 2016. That’s a 45 percent increase from incidents reported during the first half of 2015. ... Another new report by the Anti-Defamation League found that anti-Semitic incidents at non-Jewish elementary, middle and high schools totaled 235 last year — a 106 percent jump from 2015.
{Anti-semitic incidents under investigation in two Md. schools}
But anti-Semitism in the United States, particularly over the past year or so, goes beyond schools and universities. The Anti-Defamation League found that anti-Semitic incidents overall, which it says were driven by the presidential election, skyrocketed last year and in first months of 2017.
For example, last year logged a total of 1,266 anti-Semitic incidents, including harassment, threats, vandalism and assaults. That’s a jump by more than a third from 2015, according to the report. ... Preliminary reports on the first quarter of this year show that incidents appear to have accelerated, already totaling 541 so far. That’s an 86 percent jump from the same period last year, the report says. ... Specifically, incidents involving harassment and threats have jumped significantly — by 127 percent this year and 41 percent last year. These include more than 100 bomb threats at Jewish institutions around the country. Vandalism incidents, including desecration of three Jewish cemeteries, are up by 36 percent so far this year.
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Kristine Phillips is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. Contact her at kristine.phillips@washpost.com. Follow @kristinegWP
By Kristine Phillips April 24 at 8:53 AM
As violent attacks against Jews worldwide drop to their lowest in more than 10 years, the United States, particularly college campuses, have been the “hotbed of anti-Semitism,” according to a new report.
....
In the United States, campuses, which the report describes as “a hotbed of anti-Semitism,” saw a 45 percent increase in anti-Jewish sentiments. ... The AMCHA Initiative, which investigates anti-Semitism on college campuses, had a similar finding. Researchers who looked at dozens of public and private colleges and universities found 287 anti-Semitic incidents during the first half of 2016. That’s a 45 percent increase from incidents reported during the first half of 2015. ... Another new report by the Anti-Defamation League found that anti-Semitic incidents at non-Jewish elementary, middle and high schools totaled 235 last year — a 106 percent jump from 2015.
{Anti-semitic incidents under investigation in two Md. schools}
But anti-Semitism in the United States, particularly over the past year or so, goes beyond schools and universities. The Anti-Defamation League found that anti-Semitic incidents overall, which it says were driven by the presidential election, skyrocketed last year and in first months of 2017.
For example, last year logged a total of 1,266 anti-Semitic incidents, including harassment, threats, vandalism and assaults. That’s a jump by more than a third from 2015, according to the report. ... Preliminary reports on the first quarter of this year show that incidents appear to have accelerated, already totaling 541 so far. That’s an 86 percent jump from the same period last year, the report says. ... Specifically, incidents involving harassment and threats have jumped significantly — by 127 percent this year and 41 percent last year. These include more than 100 bomb threats at Jewish institutions around the country. Vandalism incidents, including desecration of three Jewish cemeteries, are up by 36 percent so far this year.
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Kristine Phillips is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. Contact her at kristine.phillips@washpost.com. Follow @kristinegWP
The comments don't dispel the notion that anti-Semitism is limited to college campuses.
