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The vast majority of American Jews feel less safe and have experienced anti-Semitism sometime in the past year since the October 7 terror attack on Israel, according to a new poll. The poll was commissioned by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and administered by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. It was designed and analyzed by Dr. Ira Sheskin at the University of Miami. The survey was conducted through the internet and by phone and includes responses from 1,075 American Jews, including those who identify as religious and non-religious. It focused on American Jews’ experience with anti-Semitism since Hamas terrorists killed roughly 1,200 people and took hostage hundreds more in an attack on Israel on October 7 of last year. “The explosion of anti-Jewish hate since October 7th in this country has profoundly impacted individuals, families, and communities,” said Misha Galperin, a member of the CAM Board of Governors. “The extent of that impact on American Jews documented by this survey is simply stunning.” A majority of respondents, 61%, said they had experienced anti-Semitism at least once in the past year in a variety of ways, including seeing anti-Semitic graffiti, hearing a slur or joke, or being physically threatened. As a percentage of the Jewish population of the United States, that would be equivalent to roughly 3.5 million American Jews experiencing an act of anti-Semitism in the past year. The same percentage of respondents, 61%, reported feeling less safe as American Jews today than they felt a year ago. Roughly a third of respondents, 35%, reported no change from a year ago. Just 4% reported feeling more safe. The most likely source of serious anti-Semitism, according to the poll, appears to be pro-Palestinian activists. Seventeen percent of respondents who experienced anti-Semitism reported that their most serious anti-Semitic incident happened as a result of “pro-Palestinians.” The next most likely group to be pointed to was “extreme left” at 6% and “extreme right” and “neo-Nazis” at 5% each. In addition to reporting a general increase in anti-Semitism since 2020, respondents also reported being more likely to experience support from someone who is not Jewish. According to the poll, 49% of American Jews said a non-Jew has “expressed support for you because you are Jewish.” In 2020, that number was 33%. The survey also collected some open-ended responses from people describing their experiences with anti-Semitism. “I was told by a customer at my retail workplace that they didn’t want a Jew scanning their items after seeing my Star of David necklace,’’ a Jewish worker wrote, according to the New York Post. “I was on the subway, and someone was sitting in front and literally telling me I should kill myself, God hates me, God hates the Jews and some other vivid words about what awful people we are, and we should just kill ourselves,’’ another person said.

Vice President Kamala Harris refused to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ally in an interview set to air on Monday, the anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 massacre inside Israel. Harris sat down for an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” and discussed the course of the war in the Middle East over the last year. Correspondent Bill Whitaker asked Harris if the Biden-Harris administration held “no sway” over Netanyahu as the Israeli leader has repeatedly bucked the administration’s pleas for him to go soft on Islamic terrorist groups throughout the region that attack the state of Israel. “The aid that we have given Israel allowed Israel to defend itself against 200 ballistic missiles that were just meant to attack the Israelis and the people of Israel,” she said. She said that the administration supported Israel in defending itself against terror attacks from Iran and its Islamic proxy groups throughout the region. “The work that we do diplomatically with the leadership of Israel is an ongoing pursuit around making clear our principles, which include the need for humanitarian aid, the need for this war to end, the need for a deal to be done which would release the hostages and create a ceasefire,” she said. “And we’re not going to stop in terms of putting that pressure on Israel and in the region, including Arab leaders.” “The work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by or a result of many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region,” she claimed. When asked point blank if the U.S. had a “close ally” in Netanyahu, Harris refused to call him an ally. “I think, with all due respect, the better question is, do we have an important alliance between the American people and the Israeli people?” she said. “And the answer to that question is yes.” WATCH: Monday, on a 60 Minutes election special, Bill Whitaker asks Vice President Kamala Harris if the U.S. lacks influence over American ally Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://t.co/TG3WOCA23A pic.twitter.com/IH6MXMjuCP — 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 6, 2024

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mother is speaking out as her son awaits trial for sexual assault and sex trafficking crimes. Janice Small Combs released a statement Sunday through her attorney, Natlie G. Figgers, per The Hollywood Reporter. Janice insists that her son is being unfairly portrayed in the media. “It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” the statement says. “To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words. Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.” The statement also made reference to allegations of rape and assault Diddy faced last year from his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. The rap artist initially denied those claims, but then a hotel surveillance video started circulating, leading to Combs admitting wrongdoing and apologizing. Ventura agreed to a settlement. “My son may not have been entirely truthful about certain things, such as denying he has ever gotten violent with an ex-girlfriend when the hotel’s surveillance showed otherwise,” Janice’s statement went on.  “Sometimes, the truth and a lie become so closely intertwined that it becomes terrifying to admit one part of the story, especially when that truth is outside the norm or is too complicated to be believed. This is why I believe my son’s civil legal team opted to settle the ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit instead of contesting it until the end, resulting in a ricochet effect as the federal government used this decision against my son by interpreting it as an admission of guilt.” Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! Janice insisted that the incident with Ventura should not serve as proof of Diddy’s guilt on the other allegations.  “Many individuals who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated had their freedom taken from them not because they were guilty of the crimes they were accused of, but because they didn’t fit the image of what this society considers to be a ‘good person,’” the statement continues. “History has showed [sic] us how individuals can be wrongfully convicted due to their past actions or mistakes.” “Watching the world make jokes and laugh at my son’s life crumbling before our eyes is something I can never forget. It is truly agonizing to watch the world turn against my son so quickly and easily over lies and misconceptions, without ever hearing his side or affording him the opportunity to present his side,” the statement continued.  Diddy is facing 120 or more additional lawsuits in the near future, as The Daily Wire previously reported, including complaints from at least 25 minors. His mother said she believes these complaints are motivated by greed. “These lies thrown at him are motivated by those seeking a financial gain, and not justice,” she said.  “These individuals saw how quickly my son’s civil legal team settled his ex-girlfriend’s lawsuit, so they believe they can receive a quick payday by falsely accusing my son. False allegations of sexual assault thwart true victims of sexual violence from getting the justice they deserve. To make matters worse, the federal government is now using these lies to prosecute my son. This injustice has been unbearable for our family. The worst part of this ordeal is watching my beloved son be stripped of his dignity, not for what he did, but for what people choose to believe about him.” Combs pleaded not guilty to federal charges and has been denied bail twice after being arrested in September. 

On Monday, the one-year anniversary of the horrific Hamas October 7 massacre of more than 1200 Israelis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Senators in his office in Jerusalem. “I deeply appreciate the visit by Senators Graham and Blumenthal on this day of commemoration, October 7,” Netanyahu stated, as reported by Israel National News. “It was the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, but unlike the Holocaust, we fight back. We’re fighting like lions with the support of the American government and the American people, and its representatives here. I want to thank you both for your stellar support for Israel throughout the war.” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who led the delegation, said, “The reason people were killed on October 7 was they were Jewish. We’ve seen this movie before. We don’t want to see any more of those movies. Living in their own homeland.” “You said something that really struck me,” Graham continued, then referred to the roughly 80,000 Israelis forced to evacuate their homes in the north to the thousands of rockets Hezbollah has fired at Israel over the past year. “No one should be a refugee in their own country. They’re going back to the north, folks. They’re going back to these kibbutzes. Whatever it takes to get your people back in their homes, you do it.” Graham then turned to France, whose president, Emanuel Macron, had publicly called for an arms embargo against Israel.  “To my friends in France, you’ve got this ass backwards,” Graham declared. “You should be doubling down on helping Israel, because the people that want to destroy Israel also want to destroy the French people. I get that. He gets that. You’re fighting our fight. We’re going to help you with your military needs.” “As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side, yet President Macron and some other Western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel. Shame on them,” Netanyahu fired back. “Is Iran imposing an arms embargo on Hezbollah, on the Houthis, on Hamas, and on its other proxies? Of course not. This axis of terror stands together, but countries who supposedly oppose this terror axis call for an arms embargo on Israel.” My message to Macron >> pic.twitter.com/BHyh0Fso19 — Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 5, 2024 “The Twin Towers fell not because of a hurricane, [but] because radical Islamist terrorists killed 3,000 of us on a single day,” Graham recalled. “And they would kill all of us if they could. If Iran ever got a nuclear weapon, they would use it. The question would be who would they use it against first. Me? You? Saudi Arabia? We can never let that happen. So we’re going to help you.”