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Each and every Christian should be clear on this point.

Antisemitism, and any, and all forms, is a despicable evil.

Last month, yay, the rapper formerly known as Kanye, made anti-Semitic remarks on social

media about going, quote, deathcon 3 on Jewish people.

While he's apologized for those specific words, he hasn't let up on other anti-Semitic

comments.

Earlier this month, the FBI located the source of a threat to a new Jersey synagogue.

These events are occurring against the backdrop of anti-Semitic behavior rising by a record

high of 34% in 2021.

That's up from 2020, according to the anti-definition leak.

Jews are only 2% of the American population, but according to the FBI, they account for more

than half of the targeted hate crimes.

Most incidents include things like bullying, both in-person, verbally, and physically, and

on social media, as well as vandalism, especially the defacing of Jewish institutions with hate

symbols like swastikas.

This has happened in many communities, including at a Jewish community center near a colleague's

home just a few years ago.

Still, even non-violent incidents cannot be dismissed as merely words or pranks.

The Jewish heritage, as one person put it, comes with a paranoia that's been confirmed

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