Fighting Antisemitism and Islamophobia in One Breath

Then came Oct. 7 and everything that has happened since. Since the attack, hate crimes against Muslims, Arabs and those who appear to be either have increased dramatically in the United States. Between Oct. 7 and Nov. 4, the Council on American Islamic Relations received 1,283 reports of bias, hate speech and violence directed at members of Muslim or Arab communities, a 216% increase over the same period in 2022. At the same time, the Anti-Defamation League reports a 388% increase in incidences of antisemitism over the same period.