Laura Barron-Lopez:
So, to start off, Amna, the FBI released, as you noted, annual hate crime statistics earlier this month, and it showed that, between 2021 and 2022, antisemitic hate crimes rose 36 percent, and antisemitism accounted for over half of all reported religious-based hate crimes.
But in recent days, since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, there have been multiple incidents that anti-hate groups are very concerned about. Namely, this past weekend, at Cornell University, police had to be stationed outside of the Center for Jewish Living because of posts online that threatened Jewish students, specifically saying that they should be shot, calling Jewish students pigs.
And the threats were referred to the FBI and condemned forcefully by Cornell's president. In addition to that, George Washington University saw some broadcasting of antisemitic statements, "From the river to the sea," on the side of buildings. And then, most recently, in Montauk, New York, police are investigating swastika graffiti.
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