US Senate leader Chuck Schumer sounded the alarm on Wednesday against a deemed “dangerous” increase in anti-Semitic attacks in the United States since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7.
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“American Jews feel singled out, targeted, isolated,” lamented the Democrat in a speech to the Senate. “In many ways, we feel alone,” said the man who presents himself as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the United States.
During a speech lasting about forty minutes, in a serious tone, Chuck Schumer criticized the pro-Palestinian demonstrators who, according to him, let “legitimate criticism” of Israel transform “into something darker “.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, an American association fighting anti-Semitism, the number of anti-Semitic incidents has increased by 388% since October 7.
“This problem has continued to worsen in recent years, but after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, anti-Semitic crimes skyrocketed,” warned Chuck Schumer.
US authorities have also warned of a sharp increase in attacks against Arab and Muslim Americans.
The Senate leader also confided how the details of Hamas’ crimes “resonated” with his personal history: in 1941, 30 members of his family were shot in Ukraine by the Nazis.
“Too many Americans, especially among the youngest, do not fully understand this history,” he lamented.
