and diarrhea may lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. living with type 2 diabetes? ask about the power of 3 with ozempic®. the fact that there are people advocating for a ceasefire without discussing that the hostages must be returned makes no sense. this is a call for action. and this is a wake-up call, not only for israel, not only for the jewish community, this is a wake-up call. every second, every minute, every hour, every 24 hours we need just to think about this all the time. they are scared, i can feel their hearts beating. john: families of hostages pleading for the world s help exactly one month after the brutal terrorist attacks on innocent civilians in israel. i m john roberts in washington, as we head into another jam packed hour, sandra. sandra: good to be with you. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . you are looking live at the white house briefing room there, any moment there, john kirby is expected to take questio
Awful day and it s been an awful weekend. so thank you so much for doing this. i m going to start with you, jonathan, because your organization, the anti-def-nation league is reporting that anti-semitic incidents were up 57% in the united states in 2017. you write that it s alarming but not surprising. talk to me about that. it s not alarming. it s incredibly alarming. but not surprising. because we ve seen an increase in anti-semitism over the past 18 to 24 months np 2016 after almost a 15-year decline we saw a spike of anti-semitic incidents of 34% weighted toward the second half of the year. and then of course last year that 57% spike, the single largest surge. the adl has seen after 40 years of tracking this. so what is it? why is it? i think there are multiple factors at play. i think we should keep in mind that anti-semitism has been here for a very long time. it s often called the oldest hatred. right. what s different is that today the extremists feel
I m not sure if you know people there, but it s just an awful, awful day and it s been an awful weekend. so thank you so much for doing this. i m going to start with you, jonathan, because your organization, the anti-def-nation league is reporting that anti-semitic incidents were up 57% in the united states in 2017. you write that it s alarming but not surprising. talk to me about that. it s not alarming. it s incredibly alarming. but not surprising. because we ve seen an increase in anti-semitism over the past 18 to 24 months np 2016 after almost a 15-year decline we saw a spike of anti-semitic incidents of 34% weighted toward the second half of the year. and then of course last year that 57% spike, the single largest surge. the adl has seen after 40 years of tracking this. so what is it? why is it? i think there are multiple factors at play. i think we should keep in mind that anti-semitism has been here for a very long time.
Crime charges. before everyone was just saying how they felt strong be and they felt braver. jo feel brave. i don t feel brave. i just feel scared. reporter: for years incidents of anti-semitism were on the decline in america. then came the 2016 presidential election. since then a 57% increase in 2017 according to the anti-def nati anti-defamation league that tracks it. nothing is sacred, not human life or places of worship or even where the dead are buried. in omaha, nebraska, a swastika, in indiana, desecration.
Which you can spend on things you really want to buy, like. well, i don t know what you d wanna buy because i m just a guy on your tv. esurance. it s surprisingly painless. the anti-def-nation league says they believe today s shooting at this tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania is the deadliest attack on the jewish community in the history of the united states. 11 people were killed. all adults. we re told six others were injured. this is being treated as a hate crime-w a source telling cnn that the gunman made anti-semitic comments as he opened fire and in fact after he was arevved. his social media accounts as we were just discussing were full