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Mute audio In the last weeks, our nation has seen a series of antisemitic attacks, targeting and terrorizing American Jews, Biden s statement reads. We have seen a brick thrown through window of a Jewish-owned business in Manhattan, a swastika carved into the door of a synagogue in Salt Lake City, families threatened outside a restaurant in Los Angeles, and museums in Florida and Alaska, dedicated to celebrating Jewish life and culture and remembering the Holocaust, vandalized with anti-Jewish messages.
The president said he would not allow Americans to be intimidated or attacked because of who they are or the faith they practice, adding We cannot allow the toxic combination of hatred, dangerous lies, and conspiracy theories to put our fellow Americans at risk.
US president says he won't allow Americans to be attacked because of who they are; bipartisan letter signed by 132 lawmakers urges more forceful response to targeting of Jews