The Synagogue Killings Mark a Surge of Anti-Semitism
In 2016, more than half of religious hate crimes in America targeted Jews, and in 2017, authorities have reported a surge of anti-Semitic incidents.
Jewish people bear the brunt of religious bias in America, even though just 2 percent of U.S. residents are Jewish.
The synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh where 11 people were killed and six, including four police officers, were wounded on Saturday typically has police guarding its worship services on the holiest Jewish holidays—but not for a normal Saturday-morning service. Donald Trump, on arriving in Indianapolis Saturday afternoon, confirmed that the shootings had taken place at “a baby-naming ceremony at a sacred house of worship.” Police sources the local CBS station
