Anger at Israel is the driving force behind antisemitism in the U.S. according to Anti

The Anti-Defamation League said the number of antisemitic incidents in the United States reached a record high last year and noted that 58% of the 9,354 incidents related to Israel, specifically chants, speeches, and signs at rallies protesting Israeli policies.

In a report released in April, the ADL, which has produced annual tallies for 46 years, said it is the first time Israel-related incidents — 5,422 of them in 2024 — comprised more than half the total. A key reason is the widespread opposition to Israel’s military brutal response in Gaza after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

The ADL’s findings add grist to an intense, divisive debate among American Jews over the extent to which vehement criticism of Israeli policies and of Zionism should be considered antisemitic.