WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI - As the United States and Israel escalate military action against Iran, antisemitic incidents have surged worldwide — a backdrop that loomed over Thursday’s attack on a West Bloomfield synagogue. Earlier this month, the Antisemitism Research Center recorded a 34% increase in antisemitic incidents across the globe after the Iran war began in late February. Of the 154 total incidents monitored by the organization, nearly 50% were motivated by the conflict. The March 12 attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in Metro Detroit is the latest example in Michigan, prompting local, state and federal authorities to converge...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
