An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks

Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Many reports have involved violence or threats against protesters at rallies in support of Israel or in support of Palestinians over the last two weeks. Other reported attacks and harassment have been directed at random Muslim or Jewish people in public. A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations says the organization has received 774 reports of bias-related acts since Oct. 7. The Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism reports that at least 312 antisemitic acts were recorded between Oct. 7 and Oct. 23