(Jewish Group) The Alarming Rise of Antisemitic Attacks: Why So Little Outrage?

Antisemitism never seems to take a holiday. Just last week, Elon Musk amplified a post on X/Twitter by a self-described “raging anti-Semite” and received condemnation from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which fights antisemitism. Instead of expressing remorse, Musk lashed out. His tweet implied that Jews are to blame for the dramatic rise of antisemitism on his platform: “The ADL, because they are so aggressive in their demands to ban social media accounts for even minor infractions, are ironically the biggest generators of antisemitism on this platform!”

But an alarming rise in antisemitism isn’t confined to the social media platform that Musk acquired in 2022. An ADL audit this year found antisemitic incidents in the U.S. hit their highest level ever. Worldwide, the organization says, 1.09 billion people harbor antisemitic attitudes.

Just this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed the West had a hand in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s rise to the Ukrainian presidency because he is Jewish. In Orlando, Fla., Neo-Nazis and white supremacists marched outside Disney World to spread their extremist messages. Earlier this year, antisemitic flyers were left outside homes in several Florida neighborhoods, including Boca Raton and West Palm Beach.

How is it that Jewish Americans represent only 2.4% of the population but, according to the FBI, they are the victims of 63% of reported hate crimes that are religiously motivated? Another analysis of the occurrence of hate crimes per 100,000 of a group population found Jews at the top of the list, surpassing hate crimes against Asian, Black, Hispanic, white, LGBTQ and Muslim Americans.

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It is as it always has been. If you want a more historical answer, I suggest reading "The Escape Artist", and if it is too long, just read the last few chapters; you'll understand the answer posed in the tilte of the piece above.