Civil rights group counts record tally of antisemitic incidents in US
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#5YJEN)
Anti-Defamation League counts 2,717 incidents of harassment, assault and vandalism in 2021 - highest since it began counting
A Jewish civil rights organization's annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the US reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday.
The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,717 antisemitic incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism in 2021, a 34% increase over the previous year and the highest number since the New York City-based group began tracking such incidents in 1979.
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