{"id":10886,"date":"2025-06-05T15:22:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/?p=10886"},"modified":"2025-07-07T19:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:48:05","slug":"civil-rights-coalition-joint-statement-on-antisemitic-hate-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/press-release\/civil-rights-coalition-joint-statement-on-antisemitic-hate-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Rights Coalition Joint Statement on Antisemitic Hate Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON<\/b> \u2014 JCPA was proud to work with our partners at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on this joint statement from 60 civil rights organizations in response to the antisemitic attacks in Washington, DC and Boulder, Colorado:<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

“Two weeks ago, a Jewish event at a Jewish museum in Washington, DC was targeted in an act of antisemitic violence that claimed a young couple. Now, on its heels, there has been another targeted violent attack on the Jewish community, this time in Boulder, Colorado. This attack injured 12 people who were peacefully supporting Israeli hostages and has now been rightfully charged as a hate crime. These heinous acts are part of a clear and consistent rise in antisemitic hate and violence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the law enforcement investigations into these acts continue, we must reiterate that the targeting of Jews because of the actions of the Israeli government, or because of their real or perceived relationship with Israel, is antisemitic. And it is unacceptable. There is an urgent need for more resources at the national, state and local level for prevention, for protection, and for cross-community and multi-faith responses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We cannot simply call out this hate. All of us who support civil and human rights have an obligation to collectively act to address the horrific rise in antisemitism and the broader rise in hate plaguing our country, which leaves all of our communities vulnerable. Jews and all of our communities deserve to live free from hate. We unequivocally unite against this rising antisemitism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, we also condemn the increase in hate and violence targeting the Arab American and Muslim communities. We fight for the safety of the LGBTQ+ community as we celebrate Pride Month. And we reject growing anti-disability, misogynist, anti-Asian, anti-Black, and anti-Latino bigotry. For 75 years, our coalition has shown that the struggle for civil and human rights cannot be achieved by one community alone; it requires a united effort. The safety of all of our communities is interconnected. While all of this hate is further stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories, often peddled and normalized by political leaders, we recommit, today and together, to taking action to keep everyone safe and to ensure that the civil rights and liberties of all people in America are protected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights was founded by Black, Jewish, and labor leaders and has since grown to become a coalition that represents the diverse fabric of our country. We remain dedicated to the foundational principle of the civil rights movement, best articulated by one of our founders, Arnold Aronson, of what is now the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, who stated that \u201cThe struggle for civil rights cannot be won by any one group acting on its own; it can only be achieved through a coalition of groups that share a common commitment to equal justice and equal opportunity for every American.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We collectively fought for and won important investments in preventing hate crimes and protecting all communities that are too often the targets of hate. Yet despite the record high number of reported hate crimes, the Department of Justice (DOJ), under the current administration, has canceled more than $30 million in grant programs designed to do just that. Today, we call on DOJ to immediately reinstate all hate crime-related grants that were terminated on April 22; to enforce hate crime laws for all communities; and to protect the Community Relations Service and allow this critical component of DOJ to carry out its congressional mandate to keep the peace in communities, mediate conflict, and de-escalate tensions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As we condemn these heinous acts and those who perpetrate hate and violence, we also recommit to ensuring that these events \u2014 and the legitimate fear in the Jewish community \u2014 are not exploited to justify inhumane immigration policies or to target Arab Americans and those who peacefully and nonviolently exercise their First Amendment rights in support of Palestinian human rights. Attacks on our core democratic norms and values \u2014 including undermining due process, the rule of law, civil liberties, and academic institutions \u2014 make us all less safe. Just as inclusive democracy requires the safety of the Jewish and all communities, all of our safety requires inclusive democracy.”<\/p>\n

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Signed by:<\/p>\n

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights<\/p>\n

AFT | Education, Healthcare, Public Services<\/p>\n

American Constitution Society<\/p>\n

American Humanist Association<\/p>\n

Andrew Goodman Foundation<\/p>\n

Arab American Institute<\/p>\n

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC<\/p>\n

Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)<\/p>\n

Bend the Arc<\/p>\n

Christian Unity and Interfaith Ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)<\/p>\n

Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues<\/p>\n

Coalition on Human Needs<\/p>\n

Common Cause<\/p>\n

Defend the Vote Action Fund<\/p>\n

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Democracy SENTRY<\/p>\n

End Citizens United<\/p>\n

Equal Rights Advocates<\/p>\n

Feminist Majority Foundation<\/p>\n

Freedom From Religion Foundation<\/p>\n

Hispanic Federation<\/p>\n

Human Rights Campaign<\/p>\n

Interfaith Alliance\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Japanese American Citizens League<\/p>\n

Jewish Council for Public Affairs<\/p>\n

Justice in Aging<\/p>\n

Lambda Legal<\/p>\n

LatinoJustice PRLDEF<\/p>\n

Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights Under Law<\/p>\n

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)<\/p>\n

League of Women Voters of the United States\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Muslim Public Affairs Council<\/p>\n

NAACP<\/p>\n

National Association of Social Workers\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Bar Association<\/p>\n

National Congress of American Indians<\/p>\n

National Council of Jewish Women<\/p>\n

National Disability Rights Network<\/p>\n

National Education Association\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Health Law Program<\/p>\n

National Organization for Women\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Partnership for Women and Families\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

National Women’s Law Center<\/p>\n

NBJC<\/p>\n

NCNW<\/p>\n

Not In Our Town<\/p>\n

OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates<\/p>\n

People For the American Way<\/p>\n

Public Citizen<\/p>\n

Public Justice<\/p>\n

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights<\/p>\n

Southern Poverty Law Center<\/p>\n

T’ruah<\/p>\n

The Sikh Coalition\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Workers Circle<\/p>\n

UnidosUS<\/p>\n

Union for Reform Judaism<\/p>\n

United Church of Christ<\/p>\n

UNITED SIKHS<\/p>\n

Western States Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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