The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released a report on Thursday revealing a 36% increase in antisemitic incidents in the US in 2022, the highest level since 1979. The report found that harassment, vandalism, and assault incidents all rose, with visibly Orthodox Jews targeted in more than half of all assault incidents nationwide. In response, the ADL is launching a new initiative called "Stop the Hate" to combat antisemitism and other forms of hate through education, advocacy, and community engagement.
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Elliot Resnick, a former chief editor of The Jewish Press, was arrested in New York City on Thursday for his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He is accused of grabbing and holding the arm of a Capitol police sergeant and entering the building with a group that rushed up the stairs. Prior to the riot, Resnick had posted on social media questioning the 2020 election results. He is one of more than 300 people arrested in connection with the incident.
The Biden administration is considering updating the nation's racial and ethnic categories for the first time since 1997, based on the more than 4,600 comments submitted by various individuals and organizations. The changes are part of the administration's goal of creating a more equitable society, and the decision is expected to be announced in the near future.
Stanford University has launched an investigation into an incident of antisemitism on campus, in which a whiteboard attached to an undergraduate student's dorm room was defaced with an image of Adolf Hitler and swastikas. In response, the university has condemned the act and is treating it as a hate crime. The investigation is ongoing, and no information has been released about the perpetrator.
A Michigan man has been arrested and charged with making threatening interstate communications after allegedly using social media to threaten to kill Jewish members of the state's government. According to an FBI affidavit, Jack Eugene Carpenter III made threats on Twitter to "carry out the punishment of death" to anyone Jewish in the Michigan government. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was one of the targets of the suspect, who is now facing federal charges.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was recently threatened by a heavily armed man who posted a tweet threatening death to Jewish members of the state government. The suspect was identified as Jack Eugene Carpenter III, and the FBI is continuing to investigate the incident. Attorney General Nessel has expressed her gratitude to the FBI and Michigan State Police for their swift response, and has called for vigilance in protecting the safety of all Michiganders.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., admitted to being "a terrible liar" in a candid interview this week, having made numerous false claims about his mother's having been in the Twin Towers on 9/11 and his "Jew-ish" ancestry. Host Piers Morgan grilled Santos about how he thought he could get away with the fabrications, to which Santos responded that he didn't think he'd ever be found out. Questions about Santos' biography have swirled since a New York Times investigation last year, and it remains to be seen if he will be held accountable for his actions.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with two separate shootings of Jewish men in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. The attacks are being investigated as potential hate crimes and the suspect is currently being held at the Los Angeles County Jail. The LAPD and The Anti-Defamation League of Southern California are asking anyone with information to contact them and are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.