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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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.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a source of confusion and debate since it began in late 2019, with the US Department of Energy recently adding to the confusion with its assessment that the most likely cause was a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China. Rep. Seth Moulton and the FBI have sided with the lab hypothesis, but divisions remain in the US intelligence community. President Joe Biden has called for a full report from the intelligence community, and has said he will accept its conclusions.
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Prominent Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning film “The Salesman,” was released on bail Wednesday after nearly three weeks in jail for criticizing…