Sharp rise in antisemitic and anti-Muslim incidents in U.S., groups say
Reports of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. over the last two months were up 337% compared to last year, the Anti-Defamation League said.
Reports of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. over the last two months were up 337% compared to last year, the Anti-Defamation League said.
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As tensions rise across the U.S., so are incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, according to the Anti-Defamation League and Council on American Islamic Relations. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues has more.
Threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities in the U.S. are on the rise since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Antisemitic incidents saw a staggering 388% increase, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League, while the Council on American Islamic Relations reported nearly 800 anti-Muslim incidents since Oct. 7, the highest in nearly eight years. Jeff Pegues has more.
Since the Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7, the number of antisemitic incidents rose 388% compared to the same period last year, according to the ADL.
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Antisemitic incidents across the U.S. are at a record high. The Anti-Defamation League found a 36% increase in incidents nationwide in 2022 with over 3,600 instances of assault, harassment or vandalism, the highest number on record since the group began its annual audit in 1979. Oren Segal, vice president of the group's Center on Extremism, joins CBS News to discuss.
"The largest and most noteworthy bucket of incidents, which we feel contributed greatly to the increase, is organized white supremacist activity," an ADL official said.
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