Assaults on Jews Reach 46-Year High

[RandySF]

Physical assaults against Jewish people in the U.S. last year reached the highest levels since 1979, Axios reports.



https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/06/assaults-on-jews-reach-46-year-high/

[murielm99]

1. Thank you for posting this.

The actions of the Israeli government are not the fault of Jewish Americans. Stop Jewish hate.

We have blue squares: https://www.bluesquarealliance.org/?nab=0

[ratchiweenie]

5. I agree it is not the fault of Jewish Americans but then again, where is the outrage, where is the condemnation of the

Israeli government from Jewish Americans? What the Israeli government is doing is genocide and yet, bupkis from most American Jews or for that matter, Jews worldwide. Seems Likud is planning to turn Gaza into a giant resort for the rich and famous and there does not seem to be any intervention from worldwide Jews.

[Happy Hoosier]

10. Why do American Jews carry that responsibility?

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The fact that "Jewish State" exists does not imply a responsibility for Jews with no ties to Israel to comment. Simply being a Jew doesn't convey that responsibility.

[yardwork]

11. In fact, one could reasonably assume that a Jewish person living in the U.S. disagrees with Israel.

They don't have to, of course, but in fact many American Jews do disagree with Israel's policies and actions. That's why they live in the U.S., which, while we're on the subject, has a FAR worse history of bad behavior with far less provocation.

[Behind the Aegis]

25. Why? Because to some, we aren't real Americans and never will be.

The lyrics have changed, but the melody has not!

[yardwork]

13. This is, objectively, bullshit.

If you aren't hearing and reading the condemnation of Israel's actions coming from many Jewish people, it's because you haven't bothered to look and listen.

And who are you to declare that there's been "bupkis from most American Jews or for that matter, Jews worldwide." You don't have any facts to defend that.

And by the way are you even aware of how few Jews there are worldwide, especially if you look beyond the U.S. and Israel? Damn few.

Look it up and learn something.

[DavidDvorkin]

17. Why are the world's Jews required to express outrage?

Israel is not their country. Its government is not their government.

[Melon]

18. " But then again...". Does that mean there is an excuse for any reason to Assault Jewish Americans?

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Will this fade quickly on DU?

[maxsolomon]

6. Most every story fades quickly on DU.

There are hundreds of posts every day.

If would help if the OP provided 4 relevant paragraphs from the Axios report that the link links to.

[dutch777]

3. Seems to be a world wide trend. Given the increasingly negative view of Israel & its actions, only likely to get worse

The fact that Jews in the diaspora are probably not Israeli, and they may even be against the extent of current Israeli military actions, they still become easy local targets for violence. Extremism in any form has to be checked. The Israeli extremist that was filmed pushing over a nun and then kicking her repeatedly in Jerusalem did no favors to Jews worldwide. Same with the IDF soldiers who knocked down and destroyed a Christ on the Cross monument in Lebanon and got filmed doing it. The flames were already burning against Muslims over their Hamas and other extremist actions and the Jews have always been targeted by some. Now with no positive dialog anywhere, it is all too easy for the flames to be fanned by anyone who simply does not like "other".

[yardwork]

8. This sounds reasonable but doesn't hold up as an argument.

After 9/11, most Americans, from the president down, rightly pointed out the difference between the people who engineered the attack and everybody else who happens to be Muslim. The only ones implying that it was understandable that Muslim individuals might be blamed for what a few of them (or as we've now learned, the leadership of Saudi Arabia) did were right wing cretins.

Similarly, Trump and others who identify (loudly) as Christians are doing horrible things, but anybody suggesting that this means that all Christians are at risk for being blamed would be ridiculed.

Yet when the issue is Israel there's a collective shrug about terrorist attacks on Jewish people, at best. At worst we read that they deserve it because reasons.

I don't want to be blamed for the horrible things white Christians are doing.

[JI7]

12. There Muslims and Christians that support

people, groups, govts etc that are doing horrible things. But I'm sure most would say that doesn't make it ok for random people to attack them.

So I don't even think it matters what their position on Israel is. It still wouldn't be ok for some random individuals to attack them.

[yardwork]

14. Exactly. There's no justification, period.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. A few things:

1. Netanyahu didn't help things. There are antisemites attacking Jews as proxy against Netanyahu's destruction and death against Palestinians in Gaza and Lebanon.

2. Trump didn't help things by cozying up to Christian Nationalists who only want to get Jews into Israel to entice the Second Coming of Jesus. Otherwise CN's don't find anything beneficial about Jews; after all, they killed "Our Savior".

3. MAGA's distrust of Jews as many of them have better education, better intellect, better social status, and don't mix well with MAGAs.

All three categories have the motivation to go after Jews because Trump doesn't go after them. Besides, you start with Jews and move on to other categories of the population who aren't white, evangelical/fundamentalist Christian, and drink Bud.

[maxsolomon]

7. What was going on in 1980?

I don't remember a lot of assaults on Jews when I was a junior in high school.

[Behind the Aegis]

20. Interesting. I think that was the year I was threatened because I was a "Christ Killer".

I was in 4th grade and a classmate threatened to blow my head off with a shotgun because I was a "Christ Killer". I had no idea what he meant, and given he had a shotgun, I reported it.

[maxsolomon]

21. Crimony where was this?

I was wondering if there was some event that prompted a rise in Antisemitism that year.

[Behind the Aegis]

23. It was outside Atlanta.

Well, Alan was a knuckledragger. He was as stupid as the day is long. However, anti-Semitism was pretty bad there. I had many encounters with anti-Semitism, including the "benevolent" kind.

[RandySF]

29. Only a couple decades ago

Jewish Air Force cadets complained of antisemitic taunts ay the academy including "You killed Christ" coments

[LeftInTX]

30. "I hate Illinois Nazis" is based on a true event

“I Hate Illinois Nazis:” Remembering Hate Speech and
the First Amendment in Skokie, Illinois

In 1976, the leader of the Illinois chapter of the National
Socialist Party of America (neo-Nazis) sent over 30
requests to hold demonstrations in various areas of
Chicago. The village of Skokie was the only one to
respond, denying their request. The Nazis sued the city,
claiming their freedom of speech was being impeded. The
resulting court case has had lasting legal and social
consequences that continue to define the meaning of
both free speech and hate speech in the United States




https://irl.umsl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=urs

[Torchlight]

9. These are dark days and looking darker in many ways

I can't find it in myself to justify the blind-hatred this takes with tasteful garnishes in an attempt to make it seem more palatable.

[Solly Mack]

15. K&R

[republianmushroom]

16. We reap what we sow.

[Behind the Aegis]

19. Why would someone Jewish say this?

[DaBronx]

26. Sowing prejudice

.
Reaps more prejudice. Perhaps some thoughts should not be let out if one cannot be enlightened.

[yardwork]

32. Who is "we?"

[Behind the Aegis]

33. Confusing, ain't it?

If the person is Jewish, it is disgusting to claim Jews deserve hate because of Israel. If not a Jew, then, well, they aren't really the "we" are they. Just another poster claiming "American" Jews don't deserve to be attacked, buuuuuuuuuut, well, kinda maybe?!



BTA Yardwork

[yardwork]

34. As I said upthread, if we're doing biblical eye for an eye, the U.S. is sunk.

I wonder if any U.S. citizen self-righteously pointing at Israel is prepared to reap what we have sown.

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. This isn't okay

[betsuni]

24. K&R

[Sympthsical]

27. For the "There's no antisemitism on the Left!" brigade

Allow me to gesture upwards at the "Jews have collective guilt" fun occurring in this thread.

And it's allowed.

That's crazy.

[Cha]

28. 💔 💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

[electric_blue68]

31. Not good!