Antisemitic incidents hit record levels in the United States last year, continuing a five-year trend, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
The ADL recorded almost 3,700 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism in 2022 – the highest annual total since the organization started tracking the incidents in 1979.
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WATCH HEREMaryland had the 10th most number of antisemitic incidents in the country with 109 reported last year, a 98% increase from 2021.
Virginia’s 69 reported antisemitic incidents in 2022 were 13th most and a 50% increase.
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