STANDING AGAINST SURGING ANTISEMITISM
We condemn the antisemitic speech and violence that has escalated during and since Israel’s recent conflict with Hamas. This outpouring of hatred should be a matter of deep concern for people of goodwill regardless of religious or political affiliation. It comes amidst historically high levels of antisemitic hate crimes in the United States, with 2020 marking the third-highest year for hate crimes targeting Jewish people in the US in more than forty years. In June of 2021 alo