Jewish groups and political leaders have issued calls for increased protection in New York after a string of attacks during Hanukah left members of the region’s Jewish community on edge. We are outraged because the answer is clear: the Jewish community NEEDS greater protection,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted on Sunday following the stabbings. “NYPD cops, like those who apprehended the suspect in Harlem, are protecting NYC’s Jewish community. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Members of the Jewish community gather outside the home of rabbi in Rockland county on Sunday. The cascade in antisemitic attacks is outrageous throughout metropolitan New York and America, and must not be tolerated.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2019 19:01 UTC