{"id":1365,"date":"2021-06-15T04:36:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T02:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.israelreport.org\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:18:32","slug":"self-defense-against-missiles-triggered-hatred-toward-jews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.israelreport.org\/en\/self-defense-against-missiles-triggered-hatred-toward-jews\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-defense against missiles triggered hatred toward Jews"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Self-defense against missiles triggered hatred toward Jews<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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During Hamas\u2019 two-week military bombardment and Israel\u2019s acts of self-defense in May 2021, anti-Semitic incidents increased in both Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Anti-Semitic slogans and incidents have followed the demonstrations in support of the terrorist organization Hamas during the Gaza conflict. The picture is from Milwaukee; USA, on May 20, 2021. Photo: Susan Ruggles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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T<\/span>he thousands of missiles fired from Gaza this May at Israeli civilian targets were accompanied by alarming anti-Semitic incidents that spread like wildfire around the world. The civil liberties organization Human Rights Watch warned in mid-May of anti-Semitism among those who support the Palestinian cause and cited some of the many cases: rabbi attacked in the street, synagogue scrawled with swastikas, and hate messages bawled through loudspeakers in Jewish neighborhood. \u201cIn recent years, Jews in many European countries have reported an increase in hate incidents and say they feel increasingly insecure. Synagogues have been attacked and cemeteries desecrated. Jewish children are bullied at school for their faith\u201d writes Human Rights Watch, sounding the alert that in mid-May there have been disturbing incidents of anti-Semitic hatred in Europe, including in Britain, Germany and Austria. \u201cEuropean leaders have the right to strongly condemn such hatred and take steps to protect Jewish communities, including holding suspected criminals accountable\u201d Human Rights Watch wrote on its website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the Hamas military conflict with Israel, anti-Semitic incidents in the United States increased by 75 percent in contrast to the two weeks before the fighting began, from 127 to 222, according to preliminary data to the ADL, an American organization counteracting anti-Semitism. Many of these incidents put the blame on American Jews for the actions of the Israeli government. These episodes took place at the approximately 200 anti-Israel rallies held in the United States during the period.<\/p>\n

May 23 Redondo Beach, California \u2013 A synagogue got an anti-Semitic email from an unknown sender depicting Jews as cockroaches and accusing Israel of racism, apartheid and genocide.
\nMay 22 New York \u2013 a Jewish man with a Star of David around his neck was stopped by a man who shouted and swore at him.
\nMay 22 Brooklyn \u2013 three men drove around and harassed and attacked Jews. They hooted anti-Semitic catcalls and shouted, \u201cA free Palestine\u201d, kicked on synagogue doors and broke a car mirror.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anti-Semitic slogans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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On May 20 in New York, a Jewish man was beaten by a group of anti-Israel protesters in Times Square. In central Manhattan, where many Jewish-owned businesses are located, anti-Zionist protesters shouted cusswords and threw fireworks at passers-by, injuring one person.
\nOn May 18 in Los Angeles, several Jewish diners at a kosher restaurant were attacked by a group of people in cars carrying Palestinian flags and shouting anti-Jewish slogans. A Jewish family walking from synagogue on May 18 in Bal Harbor were harassed by people in a car shouting, \u201cLiberate Palestine!\u201d and \u201cDeath to the Jews!\u201d<\/p>\n

Other incidents include protest signs declaring Zionists \u201cNazis\u201d, physical attacks and at least four cases of vandalism in synagogues and Jewish community centers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Beaten-up by a crowd<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Joseph Borgen, 29, was on his way to a pro-Israel rally in New York. Suddenly he was attacked by a violent mob who called him \u201cDirty Jew\u201d and then added: \u201cHamas will kill you all. Israel will burn.\u201d Joseph Borgen was beaten, sprayed in the face with an irritating liquid and left bruised, with concussion and with injuries to his skin and eyes. \u201cAnti-Semitism is on the rise in America; it\u2019s rising all over the world\u201d said Senator Bernie Sanders on CBS \u201cFace the Nation\u201d and was supported by Hakeem Jeffries, a member of the US House of Representatives who wrote in a tweet:\u201d The dramatic increase in anti-Semitic attacks in New York City and throughout the country is deeply disturbing and unacceptable.\u201d In October 2018, there was a mass shooting in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, where eleven people were killed. The perpetrator told police investigators that he believed \u201cJews were guilty of genocide\u201d and that he wanted \u201call Jews to die\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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