by Jack Moline | Jun 7, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The Biden administration released its long-anticipated National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in late May. As an American Jew, I was heartened by the unequivocal way that the document took on what is known as “the world’s oldest hate.” It is almost certainly...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Mar 21, 2023 | Feature-, News
Religious bias incidents were the third most frequent type of hate crime committed in the U.S. in 2021, with anti-Jewish bias the most common religious bias incident, according to updated FBI data. Hate crimes are defined by the FBI as “crimes committed on the basis...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 27, 2021 | News
Bias against a victim’s religious tradition was the third largest basis for hate crimes in the U.S. during 2020, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) data released in late August. Religious bias was the basis for 13.4% of last year’s hate crime...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 30, 2020 | News
More than 7,000 single-bias hate crime incidents involving more than 8,500 victims took place in 2019, with slightly more than one-fifth of these victims (20.1%) targeted due to religious bias on the part of the offenders, according to FBI data published Nov. 16. By...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 18, 2019 | News
A strong majority (70%) of U.S. adults believe hate speech and crime have increased in the past five years, according to Barna Group survey results published July 16. By comparison, 22% say they have stayed the same, 3% believe it has declined and the remaining 5% are...
