Beware: A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York CityBy Douglas Schoen and Andrew Stein
May 24, 2022
As New York enters a post-pandemic new normal, a perfect storm has been brewing — involving rising anti-Semitic incidents and growing anti-Israel movements — that will have devastating consequences for the city’s Jewish community.
It’s clear the Jewish population is already in danger, given the citywide increase in hate crimes targeting Jews, the anti-Israel crusade on campuses like New York University and City University of New York and the success of efforts to delegitimize the Jewish state at the highest levels of these institutions.
Put another way, these events — individually and collectively — signify a new wave of anti-Semitism that is sweeping the city as never before.
Strikingly, anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York City were up by nearly 100% in March compared with March 2021, per NYPD data. That followed an even more disturbing 400% hike in February and a 300% hike in January.
The upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks in the city is driving a statewide crisis: Anti-Jewish violence here is at an all-time high, the Anti-Defamation League’s annual report released last month found — with the state leading the nation in such incidents.
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https://nypost.com/2022/05/24/a-new-wave-of-anti-semitism-is-sweeping-new-york-city/
