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U.S. Antisemitic Incidents Soar Following Hamas Attack

The Anti-Defamation League reports a 360% increase in antisemitic incidents, with Jewish institutions and educational settings particularly affected.

People in New York City demonstrate for a ceasefire in Gaza on December 28. The Anti-Defamation League included more than 1,300 rallies in its tally of antisemitic incidents since Oct. 7, although many of those appear to be anti-Zionist events rather than the overt forms of antisemitism the organization has historically documented.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 13: A member of the New York Police Department patrols in front of a synagogue on October 13, 2023 in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Security has increased in New York City in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel and after a former leader of Hamas called for Friday the 13th to be a global Jihad day. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
A member of the white nationalist group NatSoc Florida protests against U.S. support for Israel, in response to the war between Israel and Hamas, in Lady Lake, Fla., on Oct. 21, 2023.
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Overview

  • Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. have risen by 360% in the three months following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
  • The ADL tracked a total of 3,283 antisemitic incidents between Oct. 7 and Jan. 7, marking a significant increase compared to the same period in 2022.
  • Of these incidents, 1,353 involved verbal or written harassment, 553 involved vandalism, and 60 were physical assaults.
  • At least 628 incidents were reported against Jewish institutions, such as synagogues, and roughly two-thirds of the total could be directly related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
  • Significant numbers of incidents were also reported in educational settings, with at least 505 on college campuses and 246 in K-12 schools.