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The "Islamophobia" Red Herring
(New York Post) Liel Leibovitz - As Jews were being pummeled, punched, spat at, intimidated with explosive devices and singled out for violence and harassment all across America, Sen. Bernie Sanders declared, "We've recently seen disturbing anti-Semitic attacks and a troubling rise in Islamophobia." Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted: "Anti-Semitism has no place in our country or world. Neither does Islamophobia." Here are two fun facts: Between 2012 and 2018, there have been 763 total incidents motivated by anti-Muslim bigotry, according to the New America think tank. According to the Anti-Defamation League, we had 2,000 anti-Semitic incidents last year alone.