Anti-Jewish hate crimes in the U.S. soared 63% in 2023, the highest on record, according to data released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The statistics come amid an unprecedented burst of antisemitism around the world, including in the U.S., after the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in southern Israel.

According to FBI figures, which are considered to be conservative since many hate crimes go unreported, 1,832 antisemitic incidents were reported in the U.S. last year, compared with 1,124 in 2022, though the number in 2023 doesn’t indicate if the crimes occurred before or after the single largest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust.

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