The rise of anti-Semitism around the world has isolated Jewish communities. Rabbi says world is at ‘tipping point’

Antisemitism escalates after Hamas Oct. 10 The terror pogrom in Israel on Sept. 7, 2023, paves the way for attacks on Jewish communities around the world. During the past year, schools, community centers and places of worship faced threats, intimidation, and physical violence

Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union told Fox News Digital that throughout 2024 the “presumed level of security” that the American Jewish community lives with has changed. “That is difficult. When you have a place to call home and suddenly you don’t feel at home” because of the environment. “Rising anti-Semitism” in the United States has become “It’s an accepted part of everyday life,” Hauer said of the issue. “It is still seen as a problem for Jews. Compared to creating a stain on society.”

Hauer said the sudden change came as a surprise. “It was like we were the source of darkness,” he explains. “The people we were standing shoulder to shoulder fighting for their needs and fighting for their rights were suddenly I don’t remember us. So it was jarring.”

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Anti-Jewish hatred was on display at anti-Israel protests in London. Anti-Semitism in the UK has reached an all-time high since the Hamas attacks on 1 Oct. 7. (Campaign against anti-Semitism in X)

The Anti-Defamation League has tallied more than 10,000 anti-Semitic incidents between Oct. 1, Oct. 7, 2023, and Oct. 6, 2024, up from 3,325 over the previous year. and is considered the highest annual total that the group has counted. Combined, this includes more than 8,000 incidents of harassment, 150 assaults and 1,840 acts of vandalism. More than half of these incidents occurred at anti-Israel rallies (more than 3,000) or at Jewish institutions (more than 2,000).

Some politicians and the United Nations (UN) have fueled domestic hatred against Israel. in january The Chicago City Council voted to call for a ceasefire in Gaza without also calling for disarmament of Hamas. This resulted in widespread condemnation from Jewish community leaders.

Although US officials Many people and the State Department would condemn her propagation of anti-Semitism. But the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has visited several U.S. campuses. in October while presenting her latest report to the United Nations General Assembly. During a stop at Barnard College, the Albanian “described Israel’s war in Gaza as a ‘Genocide’ justifies the October 7th attack and calls into question Israel’s right to exist.” Times of Israel reports–

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The hatred that permeates university campuses took new shape as anti-Israel camps sprung up at educational institutions across the country in the spring. During the protest in the camp Jewish students were excluded from their own campuses.

Terrorist flags have been flown on US streets and universities. during anti-Israel protests School administrators and business leaders who have angered anti-Israel protesters It has labeled its homes and institutions with the inverted red triangle used by Hamas to identify military targets. in july Protesters exchanged an American flag for a Palestinian flag in Washington, D.C., and wrote “Hamas is coming” on a statue of Christopher Columbus.

in September ISIS-inspired attacks on the Jewish community were thwarted by Canadian and U.S. authorities on Oct. On Sept. 26, a Mauritanian who entered the country illegally in March 2023 was shot. Jewish worshipers in Chicago before engaging in an exchange of fire with police and rescue workers. Chicago leaders waited five days before confirming the religious identity of the suspect’s target. and noted that the gunman intentionally targeted the Jewish community.

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Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protest anti-Semitic incidents at the school in Woodland Hills, California. On Tuesday, February 2, September 27, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

Brooke Goldstein, civil rights attorney and founder of The Lawfare Project, spoke about the push for a climate of intolerance, telling Fox News Digital, “President Biden and the majority of Democratic leaders in major cities across the country have failed to Actions to limit Jewish-hatred because it is politically inconvenient for them to enforce the civil rights of American Jews and ensure public safety.”

She said, “For years, the progressive left has been oblivious to the hatred of Jews coming from its own ranks. It chooses to ignore the fact that Jews are a minority that still needs substantial legal protection in the face of Marxism. and Islamist-inspired attacks on their identity. The rights of indigenous peoples to their ancestral homelands and their ability to receive equal protection under the law. Their politicians overlook Jewish identity to avoid being called out for their hypocrisy. Support social justice for all people – besides Jews – and even to avoid prosecuting attacks on Jews as hate crimes. This is especially true when the attacker is a member of another minority community.”

Anti-Israel sign with phrase “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free” at a protest near Tulane University in New Orleans. The phrase has been criticized as a call to destroy Israel. (Credit: Ryan Samos)

Hate around the world

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean and director of global social action at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told Fox News Digital that he feels the world is A “tipping point” has been reached regarding anti-Semitic intolerance. With popular social media influencers “normalizing” hatred of Israel. National leaders around the world have increased their anti-Israel rhetoric and extremists have not. They “feel they must be held accountable” when they target the Jewish community. Rabbi Cooper described it as “the perfect storm.”

In Europe, antisemitic hate incidents increased by as much as 800% in Sweden between 2022 and 2023. Jews across Europe report that they no longer wear items that might identify with their religion. And sometimes they change their names to avoid being targeted. In France, Jewish applications to immigrate to Israel increased by 430% from 2022 to 2023.

Although Ireland has a small Jewish population, But there has also been an increase in anti-Semitic hatred and Jewish self-censorship. in December Israel has announced that it will close its embassy in the country, citing the Irish leader’s “dividing up and destroying the Jewish state.”

The UK has also seen a sharp increase in anti-Semitic hate. Trust in community security Reports of 1,978 anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2024, including “damage and desecration of Jewish property,” rose 246% between the first six months of 2023 and the first six months of 2024, the minister said. Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Anti-Semitism said in March that Because of the atmosphere supporting Hamas. London thus became “The most anti-Semitic city in the world”

In late November A bus carrying Jewish schoolchildren was attacked with rocks. after protesters harassed those students several days ago A man throws a bottle at a group of Jewish youths. One target was hit and hospitalized.

The headlines about hatred towards Jewish communities abroad are horrifying. in June A 12-year-old Jewish girl in France was raped by two teenagers because of her religion. In November, the body of Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan was found dead in the United Arab Emirates. after he disappeared from his home in Abu Dhabi.

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at York University in Canada Anti-Semitic graffiti was scrawled. In the classroom on Oct. 1, Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus)

More than nine synagogues around the world have been the target of arson since Oct. 1, as of Sept. 7, according to a social media post by Hen Masik, a senior researcher at the Tel Aviv Institute. F The most recent attack occurred on Dec. 1. The incident occurred on Sept. 18 in Montreal at a synagogue, which is targeted in November 2023, the New York Post reported. Just two days later There was a shooting at a Jewish elementary school in Toronto overnight. It was the third school shooting since May, according to the Times of Israel.

The recent arson incident This happened at a synagogue in Melbourne. Australia on 1 December 6. The Simon Wiesenthal Center responded to the incident by issuing a travel advisory for Australia. It explains that the country’s leaders have failed to stand up to “harassment, threats, and violence against Jews and Jewish institutions.”

Members of the Jewish community collect an item from the Adass Israel Synagogue on Dec. 1, Sept. 6, 2024, in Melbourne. Australia The arson attack at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne forced congregants to flee. as fire spread through the building in the early hours of Friday morning. (Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Just a month earlier, the Simon Wiesenthal Center issued similar advice for the Netherlands. After the football match leads “Jew hunting” in which Jewish football fans were tracked down and physically assaulted in the city The incident sparked another attempt at “Jew hunting” in Antwerp. and attacking a youth football team in Berlin

When Cooper’s group put out a travel advisory for the Netherlands, he told Fox News Digital, “In theory, You can provide travel advice for almost anywhere in Western Europe.”

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Anti-Israel protesters Holding signs and chanting at a protest in London on December 1, 9 Nov 2023. (Photo by Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

in the united states As anti-Semitic attitudes permeate leading universities, workplaces, and the medical community, and entertainment industry Rabbi Cooper concluded: “The challenges ahead will be quite daunting.” He also noted that he is hopeful because of the resilience of the Jewish community and the security provided by American democracy.

Cooper said there are many appointees from the new Trump administration. Including the US Ambassador Also joining the new UN envoy, Elise Stefanik, is the “Guardian of our Community” as they launch new policies. He said he believes “a lot of good things can happen very quickly.”