Anti-Semitism Up in US, Incidents Worldwide

[Ian David]

by Ezra HaLevi

(IsraelNN.com) Several anti-Jewish hate crimes were recorded in recent weeks as the Anti-Defamation League released a survey recording a rise in American Anti-Semitism.

Swastikas at US Colleges
At Columbia University, Jewish faculty member Elizabeth Midlarsky of the university’s Teachers College found a Nazi swastika spray-painted on the door of her office last week.

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ADL: 15% of Americans “Unquestionably Anti-Semitic”
The Anti-Defamation League announced Thursday that a survey it commissioned shows that 15 percent of Americans espouse "unquestionably anti-Semitic” ideas.


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On a Positive Note
“On a positive note,” the ADL survey results reported, “{We} found a majority of Americans hold Jews in high regard on many issues. The most positive attributes ascribed to American Jews relate to ethics and family. 55% believe that Jews have a "special commitment to social justice and civil rights." 65% agree that Jews "contributed much to the cultural life of America" 79% see as positive Jewish "emphasis on the importance of family life."

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