Anti-Semitic incidents number in U.S. declines in 2011

PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States declined by 13 percent in 2011, an annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents found, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The annual Anti-Defamation League Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, released Thursday, Nov 1, reported a total of 1,080 incidents of assault, vandalism and harassment, compared to 1,239 incidents reported in 2010.

It is the lowest number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded by ADL in the past two decades, the organization said.

The report showed an increase, however, in the number of incidents of school bullying, with Jewish students reporting being harassed and intimidated by their peers using offensive anti-Semitic stereotypes or comments evoking the Nazis or the Holocaust.

The 2011 ADL Audit includes incidents recorded in 45 states and Washington DC, including 19 physical assaults on Jewish individuals; 731 cases of harassment, threats and events; and 330 cases of vandalism.