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Addressing Hate Targeting Jewish, Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian Communities

This page aims to raise awareness and provide resources addressing the rise of antisemitic, anti-Arab, anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim hate in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.  Learn more about DOJ’s efforts to address and prevent hate crimes by viewing the DOJ Statements, Featured Videos, DOJ Resources, and DOJ News Releases on our website.  


DOJ Statements on Hate Targeting Jewish, Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian Communities
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement Marking One Year Since Hamas’s October 7 Terrorist Attacks in Israel

October 4, 2024

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Reiterates DOJ's Commitment to Protecting Communities from Discrimination and Hate-Fueled Violence

March 15, 2024

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Readout of Justice Department Community Safety Webinars with Jewish, Muslim, Arab and Palestinian Community Stakeholders

March 12, 2024

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Attorney General Memo to United States Attorneys' Offices on Remaining Vigilant Against Threats of Violence in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks in Israel

October 14, 2023

 

December 6, 2023

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks to Faith Leaders to Provide Update on Security 


December 5, 2023

Oversight of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division


November 27, 2023

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York


November 27, 2023

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey


November 8, 2023

Readout of Justice Department Leadership’s Meetings with Law Enforcement and Community Leaders


November 3, 2023

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on the Justice Department’s Role in Combating Modern National Security Threats


November 1, 2023

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the United Against Hate Virtual Forum


November 1, 2023

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at the United Against Hate Virtual Forum


November 1, 2023

Justice Department Hosts Forum to Highlight Efforts to Unite Communities and Strengthen Partnerships with Law Enforcement to Combat Hate


October 30, 2023

Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at Reconciling the Past, Building the Future: Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships Against Hate


October 20, 2023

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida


October 19, 2023

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida


October 15, 2023

Attorney General Statement on the Killing of Six-Year-Old Child Wadea Al-Fayoume and Severe Wounding of His Mother Hanaan Shahin in Illinois


October 12, 2023

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement Following Meeting with President Biden and National Security Team on Terrorist Attacks in Israel

 

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Training and Education

  • The National Center for Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (funded by the Department of Education) released two collections of specialized resources designed to help educators, students, parents, and community members keep students safe from antisemitism, Islamophobia, and related forms of discrimination. One collection is designed for P-12 Schools and the other for Institutions of Higher Education.

Contact the Department of Education

Recent DOJ News on Efforts to Address and Prevent Antisemitic, Anti-Arab, Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes

November 19, 2024

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Making Hate Crime Threats against The Council on American-Islamic Relations (“CAIR”) Michigan Chapter 


November 18, 2024

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Federal Hate Crime Investigation 


November 12, 2024

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Three Federal Hate Crimes for Defacing Synagogue 


October 28, 2024

Defendants with Ties to White Supremacy Sentenced in Connection with Plot to Destroy Energy Facilities 


October 10, 2024

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Breaking into Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University and Destroying Property


October 4, 2024

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement Marking One Year Since Hamas’s October 7 Terrorist Attacks in Israel


September 30, 2024

Former California Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder Two Jewish Men Leaving Los Angeles Synagogues Last Year


September 20, 2024

Texas Man Arrested and Charged with Making Threats to Kill Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk


September 20, 2024

Readout of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Meeting with Jewish Community Stakeholders


September 19, 2024

Federal Hate Crime Charges Brought for Assault on Stranger Wearing a Yarmulke in Washington, DC 


September 11, 2024

Readout of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Meeting with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian and Hindu Community Stakeholders


September 9, 2024

Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists


September 6, 2024

Pakistani National Charged for Plotting Terrorist Attack in New York City in Support of ISIS


August 15, 2024

Man Arrested for Explosives Threats and Attack on Energy Facility


August 12, 2024

Former Cornell Student Sentenced for Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students on Campus


August 9, 2024

Florida Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Assaulting a Federal Employee


August 8, 2024

Assault of Congregants Outside a Washington D.C. Synagogue Charged as a Federal Hate Crime


July 23, 2024

New Jersey Man Sentenced for Series of Violent Assaults on Members of the Orthodox Jewish Community


July 23, 2024

Indiana Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Sending Violent Antisemitic Threats to Anti-Defamation League


July 22, 2024

Kentucky Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime and Firearm Offenses for Threats Against Palestinian American


July 17, 2024

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Mailing Threatening Communications


July 16, 2024

Georgian National Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes and a Mass Casualty Attack in New York City


June 18, 2024

Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking and Antisemitic Harassment of Synagogues, Jewish-Owned Businesses


June 10, 2024

California Man Sentenced to More Than 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Campaign in Which He Threatened Violence Against Jewish and Asian Americans


June 7, 2024

Readout of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division's Meeting with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian and Hindu Community Stakeholders


June 4, 2024

White Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes for Conspiracy Targeting Black and Jewish People and Desecrating Michigan Synagogue with Neo-Nazi Symbols


May 28, 2024

Justice Department Recognizes Jewish American Heritage Month


May 24, 2024

California Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making Antisemitic Phone Threats to Former Executive Director of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue


May 24, 2024

California Man Arrested for Making Violent Threats Against North Carolinians


May 14, 2024

Ex-Riverside Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Hate and Gun Crimes for Shooting Two Jewish Men Leaving L.A. Synagogues Last Year


May 8, 2024

Assistant Attorney General Clarke Delivers Remarks at the Annual Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program


May 6, 2024

Forum Provides Best Practices and Resources to Prevent and Respond to Hate Crimes that Target Religious Institutions


May 2, 2024

North Carolina Man Charged with Mailing Antisemitic Threat Targeting Middle Georgia Rabbi


May 1, 2024

Readout of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s Meeting with Jewish Community Stakeholders


May 1, 2024

North Carolina Man Sentenced for Transmitting Threats to North Carolina Jewish Organization


April 23, 2024

Texas Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Sending Antisemitic Death Threats


April 22, 2024

New Jersey Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Breaking into Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University and Destroying Property


April 19, 2024

California Man Who Expressed Anti-Semitic Hate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Ammunition and Machine Guns


April 18, 2024

Maine Man Sentenced for Threats Against the Jewish Community


April 10, 2024

Former Cornell Student Pleads Guilty to Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students on Campus


April 5, 2024

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Employee with a Hate Crime Enhancement


April 3, 2024

Texas Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes Following Mass Shooting Targeting Muslims at Car Repair Shop


March 20, 2024

U.S. Attorney’s Office for Middle District of Pennsylvania Meets With Faith Leaders to Promote the United Against Hate Initiative


March 14, 2024

Florida Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Leaving Threatening Voicemail Targeted at Jewish Organization in New York


March 13, 2024

Former California Rideshare Driver Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Antisemitic Attack on Passenger


March 8, 2024

California Woman Pleads Guilty to Leaving Threatening Antisemitic Message


March 7, 2024

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never is Now Summit


March 7, 2024

Oregon Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Defacing Synagogue


March 5, 2024

Florida Man Indicted for Making Hate Crime Threats Against the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter


March 4, 2024

Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Violent Antisemitic Threats


February 1, 2024

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Series of Violent Assaults on Members of the Orthodox Jewish Community


January 31, 2024

Protecting Places of Worship Forum Held to Prevent and Combat Hate Crimes, Acts of Religious Violence, and Discrimination


January 29, 2024

Massachusetts Man Arrested for Threatening Local Synagogue; Allegedly Threatened to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship


January 29, 2024

California Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Stalking Charge and Admits to Threatening Mass Shooting of Synagogues


January 25, 2024

White Supremacist Group Member Convicted of Federal Hate Crime for Defacing Michigan Synagogue with Neo-Nazi Symbols