The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

S01E23 Antisemitism in America

CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash delves into the troubling surge of antisemitism across the United States in the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel. Prior to this incident, antisemitic incidents were already on the rise, with nearly 60% of religiously motivated hate crimes targeting the Jewish community, which represents only 2.4% of the U.S. population, as reported by the FBI. Bash explores not only the nature of these attacks but also the reasons behind their current prevalence. Antisemitism, with its deep-rooted conspiracies and stereotypes, has historically lurked beneath the surface, but in recent years, it has gained momentum, fueled by extremists on both the far right and the far left, often cloaked as political discourse, particularly in elite academic institutions.