New York Sen. Schumer to give major address on rise of antisemitism in US: 'crisis'
Schumer said he felt compelled to speak about antisemitism being the highest ranking Jewish elected official
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to give a major address on Wednesday addressing soaring antisemitism in the U.S. amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
In a Tuesday afternoon post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Democratic leader said "antisemitism is a crisis in the country."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"As the highest-ranking Jewish elected official, I feel compelled to speak about it," he said. "I’ll be giving a major address on it tomorrow."
Antisemitism has proliferated across the United States – much like the rest of the world – since Oct. 7, when Hamas-led forces crossed the Israel-Gaza border while residents were sleeping, dragging people into the street, taking some hostages, while beheading and killing others.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Around 1,200 Israelis were killed in the attack, with thousands more wounded and many taken hostage by Hamas, and raped, tortured, and murdered.
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Much of the increase in antisemitic rhetoric and attacks has occurred at some of the country’s leading institutions and universities. According to a recent Anti-Defamation survey, there were more than 830 documented antisemitic incidents across the U.S. between Oct. 7, 2023 and Nov. 7, 2023 – or an average of nearly 28 antisemitic incidents a day.