Report: US cases of anti-Semitism increased last year

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Anti-Defamation League found an increase in cases of anti-Semitic intimidation and vandalism last year, evidence that anti-Jewish bias intensified during the election.

The Jewish civil rights group found 1,266 cases of anti-Semitic harassment last year, compared to 941 in 2015 and 912 in 2014. The increase continued into the first three months of this year, with reports of 541 incidents compared to 291 in the same period the year before, according to the ADL data released Monday.

The preliminary 2017 numbers include a wave of more than 150 bomb threats that started in January against Jewish community centers and day schools. Authorities arrested an Israeli Jewish hacker who they said was behind the harassment. The ADL insists those threats should still be considered anti-Semitic since Jews were the target. During the same period, a former journalist in St. Louis was also charged with threatening Jewish organizations as part of a bizarre campaign to intimidate his former girlfriend. But authorities believe the Israeli man is primarily responsible.

Even without those bomb threats, the number of anti-Jewish incidents this January, February and March in the report would be higher than the year before.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/report-us-cases-of-anti-semitism-increased-last-year/ar-BBAe0IO

[Behind the Aegis]

1. No surprise to anyone familiar with anti-Semitism.

However, we aren't "cool", so few will take notice or care.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. +1 n/t

[tenorly]

2. And just wait until the 2017 report comes out.

These cretins feel nothing if not emboldened by the current occupants in the White House.

[samir.g]

3. How does this compare to the epidemic of Islamophobic attacks?

I am wondering.

[leftynyc]

7. If you're really interested

And not just looking to deflect, the information is very easy to find. It took me 10 seconds:

A rise in hate crimes against Muslims and Jews contributed to a 6.8 percent overall increase in 2015 incidents from the previous year, according to the FBI.
Anti-Muslim hate crimes reported to police rose by some 67 percent, to 215 incidents, from the 154 in 2014, the official FBI data released Monday showed. It marks the second highest number of crimes against Muslims since the national statistics began being reported in 1992. The highest number occurred in 2001, the year of the 9/11 attacks, with 481 incidents.
The number of religiously motivated hate crimes was 1,244, some 21.3 percent of the total. Some 53.3 percent of the religiously motivated hate crimes, or 664 incidents, were directed at Jews, who make up less than 2 percent of the population. Crimes against Jews increased by about 9 percent from 2014.
read more: http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.753231

The percentage of anti-Islam crimes are up (as are anti semitic). The actual number of hate crimes based on religion are far more numerous for anti Jewish reasons. 215 incidents vs 664 incidents.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Trump has made hate acceptable again...

[leftynyc]

6. Shouldn't be surprising to anyone

Look at what's in the oval office. Hate is cool again.

[JudyM]

8. Looking forward to tRump mentioning this, of course, in his upcoming Holocaust Museum speech.