mandates. now, there have been some incidents, although it has been mostly peaceful. the prime minister, the mayor, the premier of ontario all calling out what they say are hateful acts and symbols and some harassment and vandalism. the truckers say they have dug in and will not move until those man datds are changed. joining me now is the american jewish committee u.s. director for fighting anti-semitism. holly, thank you so much for being with us. you ve been tracking what s going on for the last few weeks and you say this is basically now just a daily occurrence. unfortunately we are seeing more and more of these incidents in the past couple of weeks even in january there were neo-nazis waving flags in florida there were synagogues defaced in chicago. right here in washington, d.c., where i m based nazi swastikas on union station and jewish children spat on in new york and couple weeks ago the horrific hostage situation in
next month israel will host a conference about anti-semitism at israel s holocaust museum. the conference will coincide with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp. heads of state will be here, world leaders and dignitaries trying to figure out and discuss how to fight anti-semitism. at least part of that answer is education, education about anti-semitism and about the holocaust. but it will take more than that. this conference has taken on added significance in light of the attack in monsey and all of the other anti-semitic incidents in new york and elsewhere. as the chairman of the jewish agency pointed out, anti-semitism is a symptom of a bigger problem. he said it begins with the jews, but it never ends with just the jews. this isn t a problem only in monsey or new york or america, and it should be treated as a much bigger phenomenon. oren liebermann, cnn, jerusalem. fighting anti-semitism, it is front and center. to talk more about it now, liv
supposed to be able to feel their safest whether they re celebrating at home or in a synagogue or with a congregation, these are the days when jews are being targeted. we saw it with the attack here in monsey, new york, on the seventh night of hanukkah and we saw it in pittsburgh and san diego, two attacks that happened on the sabbath. prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the attack at his weekly cabinet meeting. translator: israel strongly condemns the latest surge of anti-semitism and the brutal attack at the rabbi s house in monsey, new york. we send our wishes of recovery to the wounded. reporter: beyond simply offering well wishes, netanyahu pledged israel s aid, not only to local authorities in new york but also to any country that s interested in looking for help in fighting anti-semitism. next month, israel will host a conference about anti-semitism at israel s holocaust museum. the conference will coincide with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz
reporter: news of the attack broke early sunday morning in israel just as the country was starting its workweek and getting ready for the eighth and final night of hanukkah. the chairman of the jewish agency says the attack in monsey, new york, turned the festival of lights into dark days. on the holidays when jews are supposed to be able to feel their safest, whether they re celebrating at home or in a synagogue or with a congregation, these are the days when jews are being targeted. we saw it obviously with the attack here in monsey, new york, on the seventh night of hanukkah and we saw it in pittsburgh and san diego, two attacks that happened on the sabbath. prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the attack at his weekly cabinet meeting. translator: israeli strongly condemns the brutal attack in the middle of hanukkah holiday at the rabbi s house in monsey, new york. reporter: beyond offering well wishes, netanyahu pledged israel s aid to any country that s interested in
“The more you have alarming trends, the more you have people to face them,” said Professor Uriya Shavit. “While anti-Semitism is really bad and getting worse, I think it is really crucial to keep the picture balanced.”