Islamophobia Rises Post-October 7 in the United States
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30 January 2024 18:55 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Rights advocates in the United States noted that Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian bias in the US have risen by 180 percent in three months after October 7.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said on Monday it has received 3,578 complaints during the last three months of 2023, amid what it called "an ongoing wave of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate."
The figure is a 178% rise from complaints in the same period from a year earlier.
Complaints of employment discrimination led the list with 662 instances; hate crimes and hate incidents were reported 472 times; and education discrimination 448 times, the organization said.
Among incidents in the US that raised alarm were a November shooting in Vermont where three students of Palestinian descent were shot and the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American child in Illinois in October.
On the other hand, the Anti-Defamation League said that in the three months after Oct. 7, US antisemitic incidents rose by 360% compared to the prior year.
The US government recently issued security guidance for faith-based communities amid heightened antisemitism and Islamophobia in the country since Oct. 7.
The US Justice Department is monitoring rising threats against Jews and Muslims amid the conflict. President Joe Biden has condemned antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed no less than 26,422 Palestinians and wounded more than 65,087 others. The bombardments were expedited in retaliation for the Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.
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