(New York Times) Maggie Astor - The number of reported anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. surged 57% in 2017, according to an annual report by the Anti-Defamation League. There were 1,986 such incidents in 2017, compared with 1,267 in 2016. Types of incidents included harassment (1,015 incidents in 2017, up 41% from 2016), vandalism (952 incidents, up 86%), and assault (19 incidents, down 47%). ADL chief executive Jonathan A. Greenblatt attributed the trend to the increasingly divisive state of American politics, the emboldening of extremists, and the effects of social media.
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