Expressions of hatred against Jews have become "mainstreamed and
normalized," and incidents of violence, vandalism, and
harassment of Jews have increased, the report said.
The report linked the rise of antisemitism to trends such as
growing populism, political polarization and an increase in hate
crimes nationwide.
It said that conspiracy theories and hate that were once
relegated to the fringes of the far-right "have seeped into the
mainstream of the political right."
A version of the "great replacement theory" cloaked in "more
moderate and not overtly antisemitic language" has broadly
spread in segments of the Republican Party, the report said,
adding that Fox News host Tucker Carlson also gave voice to the
conspiracy theory on his show.
The conspiracy theory fosters the belief that leftist and Jewish
elites are engineering the ethnic and cultural replacement of
white populations with non-white immigrants. According to this
belief, the cabal of political and business elite would be kept
in power by the masses of indebted non-whites.
Carlson has denied being antisemitic, and the Republican
National Committee passed a resolution earlier this year
condemning antisemitism.
The report released Monday also mentions recent events such as
former President Donald Trump hosting white supremacist Nick
Fuentes at his private club in Florida late last year.
Trump, who is running for president again in 2024, said the
encounter with Fuentes happened inadvertently while he was
having dinner with Ye, the musician formerly known as Kanye
West. Ye was banned from social media last year for antisemitic
remarks.
The report also said that the political left wing has pushed
antisemitism as well by falsely stating Jews have too much power
and wealth to face racism and discrimination.
More than 3,600 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the
United States in 2022, more than in any year since the
Anti-Defamation League began tracking the issue in 1979.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Frank
McGurty and Lisa Shumaker)
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