Open anti-Semitic attacks are becoming something of a trend in the US. The recent drip drip drip of anti-Jewish violence contributes to a broader overall trend - the overwhelming majority of hate crimes in the US are against Jews:

Not only are anti-Islamic hate crimes way down, but they're a fraction of overall religious hate crimes. The overwhelming majority of such crimes target Jews, something CAIR and other Muslim groups don't seem all that concerned about. In 2006, a whopping 66% of religiously motivated attacks were on Jews, while just 11% targeted Muslims, even though the Jewish and Muslim populations are similar in size. Catholics and Protestants, who together account for 9% of victims, are subject to almost as much abuse as Muslims in this country.

You know why you don't hear about them? And why in all liklihood the numbers are lowballed? Guess:

"Hate crimes," specifically those occurring against Jews, are frequently omitted from such classification. Meanwhile, acts that victimize Muslims, regardless of their motivation, are usually reported as "hate crimes."... At about 6:20 last Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 25 year-old Uria Ohana, a rabbinical assistant, was assaulted by three Muslim men inside the subway station at Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street in Park Slope. As Ohana proceeded through the turnstile, 18 year-old Ali Hussein grabbed Uria Ohana’s yarmulke from his head; Ohana gave chase, and was assaulted by Hussein’s accomplices who were shouting "Alla hu Akbar"... The incident received very little media attention, and the motive was not initially recorded as a bias or "hate crime." "This happens frequently," admitted this source, adding that the pressure from Muslim special interest groups is much greater than from other similar organizations... He also stated that since 9/11, law enforcement officials have acquiesced to the pressure and demands by Islamic special interest groups to treat most crimes against Muslims as "religiously motivated," even in the absence of any proof. Acts such as graffiti randomly sprayed on a mosque, for example, is classified as a "hate crime." It does not matter that the mosque might be one of several buildings in a specific area that has been tagged or sprayed by vandals."

Meanwhile actual Nazi graffiti sprayed all over UCI Irvine's apartments is written off as a rent dispute. And self-declared terrorists targeting and running over Jews? That's just mental instability.

References:
* Two Anti-Semitic Attacks In Two Weeks In US Northeast [MR]
* Hyping Hate Crime Vs. Muslims [IBD]
* NY D.A. Source: Crime stats skewed on behalf of Muslims [Northest Intelligence Network]
* More Nazi Imagery on UC Irvine's Campus. Administration on Hate Speech: "One Person's Hate Speech is Another Person's Education". [MR]
* SF Chron Declines To Print Reports of Confessed Terrorist Motives. Loads Up "Mental Instability" Template Instead. [MR]

Previously:
* Anti-Semitism as Anti-Zionism
* MR Comments on Today's Search Terms
* Walt and Mearsheimer Publish Insipid Anti-Semiticish Book. MR Officially Takes Back Original "No Way They're Anti-Semites" Position.