President Joe Biden on Monday denounced recent attacks against the Jewish community, calling them "despicable," while pledging to stop the anti-Semitic assault incidents.
Some of the attacks were reported shortly after, or during, pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the fighting Gaza, which has since ended in a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
The international Jewish non-governmental organization, based in the United States, reported on numerous antisemitic incidents around the world and in the United States, including on social media, since the Gaza conflict began.
"The perpetrators of these attacks deliberately targeted Jewish institutions and individuals for no other reason than their religion, justifying it with age-old antisemitic tropes, exaggerated claims, and inflammatory rhetoric," the letter claims.
Biden isn't the first high-profile politician who has publicly condemned recent attacks against the Jewish community.
The governor’s comments came after a 29-year-old Jewish man was attacked by a group of men in New York City’s Times Square on May 20 amid demonstrations over the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group ruling the Gaza Strip.
The attack, which was captured on video and widely shared on social media, drew the attention of several politicians. Police said the incident is being investigated as a hate crime and Cuomo also ordered a special task force to assist in the investigation.
The pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in midtown Manhattan over the fighting in Gaza resulted in dozens of arrests. That same night, a cease-fire was also called between Israel and Hamas.