Antisemitism in America: ADL data shows Texas’ southern region reported 150% increase in incidents since Israel attack [Video]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Antisemitic incidents in the United States more than doubled last year, rising sharply since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, according to the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights advocacy group.

“From Oct. 7 to Dec. 31, 2023, there were more incidents during that period than the last two years combined,” Mark Toubin, ADL Southwest’s regional director, said. “We’re no longer saying this could be an issue. This is an issue. This is a national crisis.”

In Houston alone last year, the agency reported 67 antisemitic incidents, which include assault, vandalism, and harassment. That’s more than twice as many as in 2022.

Across the region, which includes the southern part of Texas, from El Paso to Beaumont, attacks have gone up 150% since the attack on Israel last October, according to the ADL.

“We need to sound the alarm that the normalization of antisemitism has to be repelled, and …