(Washington) “You can count on me, here and abroad”: Joe Biden, who vigorously expressed his support for Israel attacked by Hamas, focused on Wednesday trying to reassure the Jewish community in the United States .
The American president once again expressed his indignation after the offensive of the Palestinian Islamist group, speaking of “the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust”, during a meeting with representatives of the Jewish community in UNITED STATES.
“I asked my teams […] to work tirelessly with our partners in the Jewish community, many of you here, to secure Jewish living spaces in America, to identify, prevent and combat threats,” said the 80-year-old Democrat. years.
“We will continue to condemn and combat anti-Semitism at every opportunity,” he promised.
Before Joe Biden, Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice-President Kamala Harris, spoke.
Of Jewish faith, he plays a very active role in the White House campaigns against anti-Semitism.
“Many of us deeply fear that these attacks will cause a rise in hatred and anti-Semitism and unfortunately this is already the case. We are already seeing it,” he said.
The police forces have “reinforced security measures” around places where the Jewish community gathers in several American cities, the American president stressed on Tuesday.
Since coming to power in 2021, Joe Biden has launched various campaigns to raise awareness and combat anti-Semitism, at a time when the world’s leading power is in the grip of a high level of violence in general, and racist and anti-Semitic violence in particular. .
The organization fighting anti-Semitism Anti Defamation League counted in 2021 a record number of 2,717 anti-Semitic acts (attacks, verbal attacks, material damage, etc.) in the United States, an increase of 34% compared to 2020. year of COVID-19.
For 2022, this association has counted 3,697 anti-Semitic acts (+36% over one year), unheard of since 1979.
The United States has the largest number of Jewish people in the world, behind Israel. In 2020, according to the Pew Research Center, there were some 5.8 million Jewish adults in this country, whether religious or not, to which are added 2.8 million adults who claim a parent. Jewish.