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Hate Crimes Against Jews.Learn More at http://LearnIsrael.NET
The following incidents occurred in December alone:
· The shooting of two children at a California school by a man who wanted to avenge the ‘genocide’ of Palestinians,
· A firebombing of a Montreal synagogue for the second time,
· Shots fired for the seventh time against a Toronto synagogue,
· An arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue that injured two,
· An arson attempt against a Cape Town (SA) Jewish community center,
· An explosive device thrown at a Melbourne rabbi pushing a baby stroller,
· Burning a car and vandalizing two buildings with anti-Israel messages in Sydney,
· Vandalizing the San Francisco Hillel house with the word Khaybar, a hammer and sickle, and an anarchist symbol,
· A car-ramming attack in Laguna Beach (CA) where a Palestinian ran down an Israeli,
· The beating of an American Jewish student in Dublin by a mob who demanded to know if he was Jewish,
· An assault on a Jewish student outside the gates of Columbia University,
· Rocks thrown at buses carrying Jewish schoolchildren in London,
· Vandalizing the home of a Jewish University of Michigan trustee, which included writing the words ‘free Palestine’ on his car and throwing jars of urine through a window,
Protests and attacks against property included:
· Vandalizing buildings across the Vassar College campus,
· A protest at a New York University library that resulted in the arrest of two faculty members, who, along with several others, were declared persona non grata and barred from campus,
· A protest of an Oberlin College Board of Trustees meeting that was dispersed by police,
· A protest of a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting that resulted in arrests. The university’s SJP chapter faces an investigation and possible suspension,
· The occupation of the Ottawa parliament building by ‘anti-Zionist Jews’ that resulted in arrests,
· A demonstration outside a Toronto area synagogue which was holding an Israel real estate fair,
· An attack on boxer and Israel supporter Floyd Mayweather by a mob in London,
· A protest at the opening of the La Scala opera by anti-government, anti-capitalist, and anti-Israel protestors who dumped manure in front of the building,
· Cancelation of a talk by Israeli politician Yoav Gallant at a Washington, D.C. synagogue as a result of unspecified security threats,
The escalating number of antisemitic attacks and violence is also reflected in various statistics:
· Hate crimes against Jews in the Los Angeles area rose 91% in 2023,
· Antisemitic incidents in Texas nearly doubled between 2022 and 2023,
· Antisemitic incidents in Australia rose 400% since 2023,
· Antisemitic incidents on British campuses rose more than 400% from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024,
· Islamic terror incidents in the US rose sharply in 2024,
· Surveys of Jewish women by Hadassah showed sharp rises in antisemitic incidents, including experiencing hate speech and being excluded from events.
