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Commentary: Why do Jews, who are such a small part of the world’s population, elicit so much hatred?

People wave flags during a community solidarity gathering for Israel hosted by the Jewish United Fund of Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, outside North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Illinois.

The rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. should concern all of us because it is rarely an isolated phenomenon. According to a recent report from the Anti-Defamation League, the number of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. increased by 36% from 2021 to 2022, when it reached the staggering total of 3,697. The war in the Middle East is certain to make the numbers this year even worse.

What causes this? Why do a people who constitute 0.2% of the world’s population elicit so

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