In March 2022, I was interviewed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to discuss the rise of antisemitism across the political spectrum in the United States. I warned that the hostility towards Jewish Americans would only get worse. Fast forward to October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a coordinated terrorist attack against Israel proving my concerns right.

The Israel- Hamas war has caused antisemitism to surge in America. According to CNN, antisemitic incidents rose for the fourth straight year in 2024 hitting record highs since the ADL started tracking them in 1979. Protestors have filled streets and university campuses to protest Israel’s campaign to destroy Hamas often using language that crosses from government criticism into racism towards Jews.

This growing hostility has political consequences. In New York’s 2025 mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani won the election by nearly 10 points, but former Governor Andrew Cuomo beat him 65-31 among Jewish voters according to CNN exit polls. That’s a large reversal from a community, Vice President Kamala Harris won 78-22 against President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

New York isn’t the only place where cracks in the........

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