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Anti-Semitic Acts Have Surged Since Trump Election Win, According to Watchdog Group

By Barbara Goldberg, Reuters
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Apr 26, 2017
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Anti-Semitic incidents, from bomb threats and cemetery desecration to assaults and bullying, have surged in the United States since the election of President Donald Trump, and a "heightened political atmosphere" played a role in the rise, the Anti-Defamation League said on April 24.

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