The Anti-Defamation League says the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and notes that 58% of the 9,354 incidents related to Israel, notably chants, speeches and signs at rallies protesting Israeli policies.In a report released Tuesday, the ADL, which has produced annual tallies for 46 years, said it's the first time Israel-related incidents 바카라 게임 웹사이트� 5,422 of them in 2024 바카라 게임 웹사이트� comprised more than half the total. A key reason is the widespread opposition to Israel바카라 게임 웹사이트�s military response in Gaza after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.Video above: Federal task force to combat antisemitism to visit leaders in BostonThe ADL바카라 게임 웹사이트�s findings add grist to an intense, divisive debate among American Jews 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and others 바카라 게임 웹사이트� over the extent to which vehement criticism of Israeli policies and of Zionism should be considered antisemitic.Political backdropThe debate has broadened as President Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s administration makes punitive moves against universities it considers too lax in combating antisemitism and seeks to deport some pro-Palestinian campus activists.The upshot, for numerous Jewish leaders, is a balancing act: Decrying flagrant acts of antisemitism as well as what they consider to be the administration바카라 게임 웹사이트�s exploitation of the issue to target individuals and institutions it dislikes.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The fears of antisemitism are legitimate and real 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and we don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t want to see those real fears exploited to undermine democracy,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. "I feel that a majority of American Jews can believe that two things are true at the same time.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The ADL said in its new report it is "careful to not conflate general criticism of Israel or anti-Israel activism with antisemitism.바카라 게임 웹사이트� But there are gray areas. For example, the ADL contends that vilification of Zionism 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the movement to establish and protect a Jewish state in Israel 바카라 게임 웹사이트� is a form of antisemitism, yet some Jews are among the critics of Zionism and of the ADL itself.Video below: Holocaust survivors share stories with studentsIncidents at anti-Israel rallies that counted as antisemitism in the new ADL tally include 바카라 게임 웹사이트�justification or glorification of antisemitic violence, promotion of classic antisemitic tropes ... and signage equating Judaism or Zionism with Nazism.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Also counted were celebrations of the Hamas attack on Israel and 바카라 게임 웹사이트�unapologetic support for terrorism.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�In 2024, hatred toward Israel was a driving force behind antisemitism across the U.S.,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Oren Segal, who leads the ADL바카라 게임 웹사이트�s efforts to combat extremism and terrorism.Keeping Jewish students safeThe report depicted university campuses as common venues for antisemitic incidents, saying many Jewish students 바카라 게임 웹사이트�face hostility, exclusion and sometimes physical danger because of their identity or their beliefs.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The experience of those students was evoked by Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism 바카라 게임 웹사이트� an umbrella group for more than 800 Reform congregations in North America 바카라 게임 웹사이트� as he discussed the complexities arising from current antisemitism-related developments.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We have an obligation to our students on campus,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Jacobs said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Can they go to Seder? Can they feel safe wearing a yarmulke?바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�At the same time, this current administration has weaponized the fight against antisemitism by weakening core democratic institutions,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Jacobs added.He referred to the detention and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old graduate student who served as a negotiator and spokesperson for pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University. Khalil has been detained since March 8 despite facing no criminal charges.바카라 게임 웹사이트�There has to be a legal case 바카라 게임 웹사이트� not just you don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t like what he says,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Jacobs said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�What has kept Jewish people safe is the rule of law, due process. If it is undermined for Palestinians, it will be undermined for all of us.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Criticism of ADLThe ADL dismayed some progressive Jewish leaders by welcoming Columbia's acquiescence in March to Trump administration demands and by initially commending the campaign targeting pro-Palestinian activists such as Khalil.Recent critics of the ADL include Michael Roth, the first Jewish president of Wesleyan University; political commentator Peter Beinart; and Columbia professor James Schamus, who has been urging his fellow Jews on the faculty to oppose the university바카라 게임 웹사이트�s compliance with administration demands.Video below: Anti-Defamation League finds increase in antisemitic hate crimes in New EnglandWashington Post columnist Matt Bai wrote a scathing column about the ADL on April 1.바카라 게임 웹사이트�You can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t call yourself a civil rights organization in the United States right now 바카라 게임 웹사이트� let alone a civil rights organization for a minority that has been brutally evicted all over the world 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and not loudly oppose the cruel and unlawful removal of foreigners whose views happen to be out of fashion,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Bai wrote.Two days later, the ADL's CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, wrote an opinion piece for eJewishPhilanthropy seeking to distance the ADL from aspects of the Trump administration바카라 게임 웹사이트�s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.바카라 게임 웹사이트�As an organization that has fought for a minority community for more than 100 years, ADL is incredibly sensitive to the importance of allowing all views to be expressed 바카라 게임 웹사이트� even those that we or the majority of Americans disagree with,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Greenblatt wrote. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We should be holding people accountable for actual crimes, not Orwellian thoughtcrimes.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�We can protect the civil liberties of Jewish students even as we preserve the civil liberties of those who protest, harass or attack them because they are innocent until proven guilty,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he added. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�If we sacrifice our constitutional freedoms in the pursuit of security, we undermine the very foundation of the diverse, pluralistic society we seek to defend.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Beyond the Israel-related incidents, these were among the other findings in the new ADL report:바카라 게임 웹사이트� The total number of antisemitic incidents in 2024 was up by 344% from five years ago.바카라 게임 웹사이트� 196 incidents, targeting more than 250 people, were categorized as assault; none of these assaults were fatal.바카라 게임 웹사이트� 2,606 incidents were categorized as vandalism. Swastikas were present in 37% of these cases.바카라 게임 웹사이트� There were 647 bomb threats, most of them targeting synagogues.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Antisemitic incidents occurred in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. More than 10% of the incidents occurred in New York City.바카라 게임 웹사이트� There were 962 바카라 게임 웹사이트�antisemitic propaganda incidents바카라 게임 웹사이트� linked to white supremacist groups. Three groups 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Patriot Front, Goyim Defense League, and the White Lives Matter network 바카라 게임 웹사이트� were responsible for 94% of this activity.The ADL says its annual report tallies criminal and noncriminal acts of harassment, vandalism and assault against individuals and groups as reported to the ADL by victims, law enforcement, the media and partner organizations, and then evaluated by ADL experts.