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The FBI is currently looking into a shocking antisemitic incident that occurred in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.
The victim of this attack was an American citizen who had served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
At around 3 a.m. on August 5, officers from the Clayton Police Department (CPD) responded to the scene where three vehicles had been set on fire outside the home of the unnamed American citizen. The words “DEATH TO THE IDF” were also found spray-painted in the driveway. Authorities are treating this as a hate crime and suspect that the fires were deliberately set.
Graffiti stating “Death to the IDF” was discovered on a street in Clayton, Missouri. (KMOV)
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“Anyone who perpetrates an attack on Jewish Americans will face criminal charges, unlike in the past,” stated Leo Terrell, who leads the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. He pledged that the current administration would ensure that those responsible for antisemitic hate crimes are held accountable. He emphasized a zero tolerance policy towards Jew hatred in America.
Clayton Mayor Bridget McAndrew denounced the attack, stating that the city will not tolerate harassment, intimidation, or violence based on nationality, race, religion, or ideology.
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“The attack on a Jewish family in St. Louis is another instance of politically and ideologically motivated violence that should concern everyone. The Israeli Embassy in D.C. contacted the Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Justice, Attorney Leo Terrell, to address this incident and implement a policy of zero tolerance for anti-Israel violence and violent rhetoric,” stated a spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy.
While hate crimes decreased slightly in 2024 according to FBI data, incidents of anti-Jewish hate crimes reached a new peak. In 2024, the bureau recorded 11,679 hate crime incidents compared to 11,862 in 2023. Despite Jews making up approximately 2% of the U.S. population, FBI data shows that 16% of all hate crimes and nearly 70% of all religion-based hate crimes were anti-Jewish.
A car was burned and extensively damaged in Clayton, Missouri, in an incident currently under investigation as a hate crime. (KMOV)
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) documented a total of 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024, the highest number since they began recording data in 1979. The variance between the ADL’s and FBI’s numbers is due to the ADL including non-criminal acts while the bureau only counts criminal incidents.
The Trump administration has made efforts to combat the rise of antisemitism in the U.S. through the establishment of a task force led by Terrell. Additionally, the administration has taken steps to penalize universities that they believe did not adequately address antisemitism on their campuses.
