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Islamophobic Hate Crimes Continue to Spike
Recent attacks against Muslims and Arab-speaking citizens highlight just how damaging Islamophobic rhetoric is becoming
There’s no question that antisemitism continues to rise on social media, a trend that began to spike with the election of former president Donald Trump. Nevertheless, since the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and the continued bombardment of Palestinian civilians, Islamophobia has seen a major increase over the last two months as well.
Much of it can be attributed to the war against civilians in Palestine. However, a lot of it can and should be blamed on the overall Islamophobia that has been inherent in the United States since the Sep 11, 2001 attacks. Evidence of this isn’t hard to find, especially when we look at statements from the Department of State (State) and the White House and the actions of a former official who worked under former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
All of this has culminated in not just attacks on pro-human rights protesters by pro-Israel counter-protesters globally but has also manifested in violent threats against Muslims across the US — including threats against Rashida Tlaib during a live event on X Spaces, a recent shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont for…
